 Courtney Love (qv) was seriously considered for  Nicole Kidman (qv)s role as Satine but was the director thought  she didnt fit well with the movie. Nevertheless, she allowed  Baz Luhrmann (qv) to use Nirvana (I) (qv)s "Smells Like Teen  Spirit" in the opening sequence, even when she rarely lets anyone  use her late husbands (Kurt Cobain (qv)) work in film or TV.