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  "id": 10983977,
  "title": "Sonali Kulkarni was ‘hesitant’ to take on Salman Khan’s mother’s role in Bharat: ‘Didn’t suit me’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/sonali-kulkarni-was-hesitant-to-take-on-salman-khans-mothers-role-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T16:29:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sonali-kulkarni-hesitant-salman-khan-mother-role-bharat-didnt-suit-me-10901199/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Actress Sonali Kulkarni expressed initial hesitation about accepting the role of Salman Khan’s mother in director Ali Abbas Zafar’s 2019 film Bharat. She informed director Ali and casting director Mukesh Chhabra that the part did not suit her and provided a list of alternative actors. Despite her initial doubts, Kulkarni ultimately agreed to the role due to her desire to connect with Salman Khan. The film, which starred Kulkarni alongside Katrina Kaif, Disha Patani, Sunil Grover, and Jackie Shroff, proved to be a blockbuster, grossing Rs 321 crore worldwide.",
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        "published": "2026-09-30T07:36:25.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}