Chitrangda Singh recalls rejecting Kangana Ranaut's Gangster, Tanu Weds Manu, Aamir Khan's Mangal Pandey: 'I made some bad decisions...'

Time of India

17-06-2025

Chitrangda Singh revisits her Bollywood career. She speaks about missed opportunities in iconic films. She clarifies that her marital status did not affect her career. Chitrangda admits her decisions shaped her path. She took a break for motherhood and returned to films. She values her home life now. She acknowledges mistakes as part of her learning process.
Chitrangda Singh
is looking back at her journey in Bollywood with honesty and perspective. In a recent interview, the actress opened up about missed opportunities, including turning down now-iconic films like Gangster,
Tanu Weds Manu
, and
Mangal Pandey
.
While addressing whether her marital status ever impacted her career, she revealed it was her own decisions—sometimes misinformed or driven by inexperience—that shaped her path.
When asked if being married ever affected her career opportunities, Chitrangda told Bollywood Bubble that no filmmaker had directly rejected her for that reason. While she acknowledged it's possible that such conversations happened behind closed doors or that she may have lost out on certain projects because of it, no one ever said so to her face.
As far as she knows, no one openly admitted that her marital status influenced their casting decision.
The actress further reflected on her early career choices, admitting that while she was never rejected due to her marital status, she did miss out on several significant projects because of her own decisions. She revealed that she had turned down notable films like Gangster, which later went to
Kangana Ranaut
, Tanu Weds Manu, and even a role in Mangal Pandey.
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Looking back, she believes she made some poor choices—possibly due to inexperience and lack of industry connections—as she wasn't from Mumbai or the film world. Ultimately, she owned up to those missteps as her own.
She also shared that her marital status or motherhood never directly impacted her career. After taking a seven-year break to have her son, she returned to films with projects like Desi Boyz and Inkaar, all after becoming a mother.
She believes that while life changes significantly for a woman, those personal milestones didn't hold her back professionally.
Chitrangda concluded by reflecting on how her life experiences—especially motherhood—have shifted her perspective. She noted that over time, priorities evolve, and what brings true happiness changes. While work remains important, she finds her greatest comfort and peace in the simplicity of being at home. Acknowledging that she's made mistakes and taken some wrong turns in her career, she views them as part of the learning process.