India, Nov. 10 -- Maddock Horror Comedy Universe's upcoming film, Shakti Shalini, had been the talk of the town all last month. There had been rumours that Kiara Advani had been cast in it before other reports claimed that Saiyaara star Aneet Padda replaced her. The end-credits scene of Thamma revealed that it was indeed Aneet who was going to star in the film, emboldening the rumours about her replacing Kiara in the film. Now, director Amar Kaushik, who started the franchise with Stree and serves as its executive producer, has set the record straight in a new interview.

In an interview with Filmygyan, Amar was asked if it was a conscious decision to cast Aneet and not Kiara after Saiyaara did well. The filmmaker responded, "Kiara is a b...