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"Kareena Kapoor was reportedly not cast in a romantic role because the director wanted her cousin Ranbir for the male lead. According to The Times of India, Anjaana Anjaani helmer Sajid Nadawala was desperate to cast Kareena opposite Ranbir, but decided to give Priyanka Chopra the lead role for fear of alienating audiences.  The Kambakkht Ishq actress has lost out on several parts from directors keen to cast either her or current Bollywood favourite Ranbir. The legendary Kapoor family are known for acting alongside each other. Ranbir&amp;#039;s father starred opposite his sister-in-law Neetu Singh-Kapoor and Kareena&amp;#039;s mother once played a love interest to her uncle-in-law Shashi Kapoor.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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