‘Dusky’ Anupria Goenka Reflects On Losing Sultan To Anushka Sharma Despite 12 Auditions; Says, “I’m Not A Typical YRF Heroine”

Actress Anupria Goenka is a well known actress in the Hindi film industry thanks to her performances in films such as Bobby Jasoos, Tiger Zinda Hai, War, Padmaavat and more. The actress – who has also starred in hit shows such as Sacred Games, Criminal Justice, Asur: Welcome to Your Dark Side, and more, recently opened up about that one Bollywood she lost despite auditioning for it nearly a dozen times.

During a recent chat, Anupria got candid about auditioning for the lead role of Salman Khan starrer Sultan but losing out on the part owing to her not meeting the standards of a typical YRF heroine. Read on to know all she said.

Anupria Goenka On Losing Sultan Despite 12 Auditions

During a recent interaction with Siddharth Kannan, Anupria Goenka opened up about auditioning for Sultan – though she didn’t know the film’s name initially, a dozen times. She said, “Maine Sultan ke liye audition kiya tha, main part. Tab voh log naye logo ko dhoond rahe the. Mere kuch 11-12 test hue the… pehle ek audition hua tha, phir doosra audition hua, phir there was a music video test, phir there was a dance test with Vaibhavi (Merchant), and then there were readings with Ali (Abbas Zafar).”

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Anupria Goenka (@goenkaanupriya)

She continued, “That one-month process was beautiful. Thankfully mere liye voh poora process ek mahine ka tha. Agar voh 6-7 mahine ya ek saal chalta toh insaan anxiety main hi reh jaata na… Jab tak main Ali se nahi mili, mujhe pata bhi nahi tha ki Sultan ki baat ho rahi hai because YRF main they don’t give you the actual script. They give you some other script and they make you audition on that… It was only when I met Ali and he kept referring to ‘Mr Khan’, then I realised ki this is for Sultan and the main part.”

Anupria: I’m not a typical YRF heroine

Revealing why she feels she lost the part to Anushka Sharma, Anupria Goenka said, “The whole process was very heartbreaking when I didn’t get it, of course… Ek toh I’m dusky, which I’m very proud of. I love being dusky. But I’m not a typical YRF heroine, right? I do not have the most shapely legs…”

About Sultan

Released in 2016, Sultan was written and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar. Aside from Salman Khan as Sultan Ali Khan and Anushka Sharma as Aarfa, the sports drama also starred Amit Sadh and Randeep Hooda in pivotal roles. The film emerged as one of the biggest grossers of 2016 with a worldwide box office collection of over Rs 620 crore.

For more news and updates from the entertainment world, stay tuned to Bollywood Bubble.

Also Read: ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Anushka Sharma Hugs Virat Kohli, Athiya Shetty Flaunts Baby Bump As She Celebrates KL Rahul’s Victory – Watch

Grinell Jacinto

With nearly 10 years of experience, Grinell Esther Jacinto is the Desk Head of Bollywood Bubble. Her interests lie in everything that is kaleshi and she loves to dig deeper into the lives of B-town actors. She has a problem though – she loves horror films but will have chills the minute the theatres lights dims. She’s previously worked with Koimoi, UrbanAsian and SpotboyE.