 Priyanka Chopra (qv) was J.P. Duttas original choice for Umrao  Jaan, but she turned the part down to work in  _Bluff Master (2005)_ (qv). Meanwhile, Aishwarya Rai (qv) was to  work on Bluff Master (2005), but she was replaced with  Priyanka Chopra (qv).