Not Vidya Balan, Aishwarya Rai was first choice for Parineeta because..., Vidhu Vinod Chopra says 'Two men fall in love...'

Vidhu Vinod Chopra later shared how, after watching Vidya Balan’s auditions, it was director Pradeep Sarkar who convinced him to cast her. "I was like, let me see what she can do…she cleared it," the producer said.