Nana Patekar reveals that Anil got him dropped from Parinda out of insecurity

Nana Patekar revealed he was initially supposed to play Jackie Shroff’s part in Parinda, but Anil Kapoor later told him that he was replaced by Shroff. 

“I was initially going to do Jackie’s role. Naseer (Naseeruddin Shah) was supposed to play Anna (the part eventually played by Nana). Then Naseer backed out. Anil and I did a lot of rehearsals. I prepared for six months. I recently asked Anil, ‘You asked Vinod to drop me from the film?’ He said, ‘I thought Nana ko kyu star banau main (why should I make Nana the star)? It was obvious that you’d become a star had you played Jackie’s part.’ I told him, ‘Didn’t I tell you that whatever role you give me, I’d become the star anyway. Nobody would look at you,’” Nana said.

 “All’s well between Anil and me these days. But at that time, he was a star. He asked Vinod to drop me from the film and he did. I also walked out. Three-four months later, Vinod came to me. He asked me if I’d play Anna. I first felt angry, then I agreed. He then said he’d pay me whatever my market rate is. I said obviously, that you will, you’re not doing me a favour. I just said I’ll rewrite my part,” said Nana. He said that he’s had other issues with Vidhu Vinod Chopra, and whenever he meets him, he hopes it’s the last time.