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Neha Dhupia Regrets Turning Down Shah Rukh Khan Starrer Chak De India
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News18•16-10-2026, 20:00
Neha Dhupia Regrets Turning Down Shah Rukh Khan Starrer Chak De India
- •Neha Dhupia admitted she regrets turning down the 2007 hit sports drama Chak De! India starring Shah Rukh Khan.
- •The actress shared this during a board game session on her chat show Double Date, reflecting on past career choices.
- •She also named Operation Safed Sagar as another missed project in genres she always wanted to explore.
- •Chak De! India went on to receive widespread critical acclaim and won the National Award for Best Popular Film.
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Neha Dhupia revealed that she regrets turning down the 2007 sports drama Chak De! India and the Netflix military project Operation Safed Sagar.
The actress expressed regret because she had always wanted to work specifically in a good sports film and a good military film.
Directed by Shimit Amin, the film stars Shah Rukh Khan as Kabir Khan, a former hockey captain who leads the Indian women's hockey team through international tournament preparations and internal team differences.
