It was recently that actor Nushrratt Bharuccha, who was promoting her latest film Chhorii 2, spoke about the uncertainties of the business. While talking about the same, the actor mentioned the time she was replaced in the sequel of a hit film, in which she had led the first part. While the entire cast remained the same, only she was replaced by a new girl. The internet was quick to confirm that the movie was Dream Girl 2. While the first part starred Nushrratt alongside Ayushmann Khurrana, the second had Ananya Panday alongside the Vicky Donor fame.

Turns out, Dream Girl filmmaker Raaj Shaandilyaa has now spoken about the same and said there was a reason why Nushrratt was not cast in the second film. In an interview with TOI, Raaj Shaandilyaa, the writer-director of Dream Girl 2, revealed why Ayushmann Khurrana, Manjot Singh, and Annu Kapoor were retained in the sequel but Nushrratt Bharuccha was replaced by Ananya Panday. He revealed how it is a franchise film and not a direct sequel, and that the first film was a complete story that ended with the two leading characters uniting.