Shilpa Shetty is currently gearing up for the release of her upcoming movie 'Sukhee.' Speaking at the film's trailer launch event last week, she revealed that she had initially turned down the role until her husband Raj Kendra insisted she reconsider.
Shilpa said, "Something had happened because of which I had decided that I won't be able to do the film. I wasn't in that state of mind. So I told them that perhaps right now, I'm not in that mind space so they should cast someone else. I even suggested two-three names of other actors who could be cast. I won't name them of course. Vikram (Malhotra, producer) called me and said that whenever I was ready, they would take the film on floors. He adjusted everything and waited for eight months."
She added that her husband Raj Kundra forced her to reconsider her opinion and said, "Raj read the script when I wasn't home. I had told him that it's a beautiful film, but I'm not ready for it. When I returned, he told me, 'Are you crazy? You have to do this film! He convinced me to take up the film. He forced me to do it and told me there's a 'Sukhee' in all of us. If a man can think that way for a woman-oriented film…"
'Sukhee' revolves around the titular character, a disgruntled homemaker. She is caught up in her mundane routine of caring for her working husband, attending to his sick father, and staying present for her school-going son. Things change when she attends her school reunion and relives her 17-year-old self in one week.
Directed by Sonal Joshi, 'Sukhee' also stars Chaitanya Chaudhary, Kiran Kumar and Kusha Kapila. It is set to release on September 22.