Actress Kangana Ranaut recently revealed that she almost lost her role in Mahesh Bhatt’s ‘Gangster’. In a recent interview to India Today’s sister channel, the lallantopKangana revealed that Mahesh Bhatt initially felt she would not be able to play the role, as he believed she was too young for it.

Kangana, who is promoting her upcoming film ‘Emergency’, while talking to the channel, revealed how she got the role in ‘Gangster: A Love Story’ after almost losing it to Chitrangada Singh.

She said, “Anurag Basu had made the hit film ‘Murder’ before ‘Gangster’. He was looking for a new actress for his new film and I was giving a lot of auditions at that time. I went to his studio in Juhu for the audition. Anurag was also there and he told me that he has got my pictures. Then he asked me to do a few things. First of all, he asked me to do a drunk scene. After that, he told me how I cry. Then he asked me to speak some dialogues. After that, I was sent home.”

Kangana further said, “After a few days I got a call and was told that I have been finalised. Then after a few days Anurag called me and said ‘you have lost the role’. He said that Bhatt sahab does not agree because he feels ‘you are too young for this role’. Anurag even said that Chitrangada has been cast for my role.”

He further added, “But then, Anurag called me after a few days and told me that I have got my role back because Chitrangada is not picking up the phone.”

Listen to a song from ‘Gangster’ here:

Starring Shiney Ahuja and Emraan Hashmi, ‘Gangster: A Love Story’ is a romantic-thriller directed by Anurag Basu in 2006. Kangana, who was 20 years old at the time, won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for her performance in the film. The film is also popular for its songs.

Meanwhile, Kangana is gearing up for the release of her next film ‘Emergency’ which is slated to release on September 6.