Former Miss World, Priyanka Chopra is on cloud nine after garnering accolades for her performance in American drama series, ‘Quantico’. The Mary Kom actress has essayed the role of a FBI agent, Alex Parrish and the show is about her journey as a fresh recruit to being the suspect of masterminding one of the biggest attacks on New York City after 9/11.
But did you know who was supposed to play Priyanka’s love interest in ‘Quantico’, which is now played by Jake McLaughlin? Well, he is none other than the son of liquor baron Vijay Mallya, Siddharth. Sid auditioned for the role but failed to get it.
During an interview to a daily, Sid said, “Priyanka’s character is called Alex and I had read up for the part of her lover. I guess I didn’t get the part because they wouldn’t want two Indians opposite each other. But I have to tell you it was the best pilot script that I had read. I did a talent show with ABC, which is why I got to read for a lot of parts for their shows. Quantise was by far their best”.
Talking about his audition, Sid shared, “They loved my audition, but I didn’t look like a gangster from any angle. A lot of people have said that I look ethnically ambiguous so that works in my favour. I could play Mexican, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, probably the last thing I could play is Indian,”
Sid is presently pursuing acting course London’s Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. He will reportedly make debut in small screen with Steve Barron production.
Sid made headlines for his relationship with actress Deepika Padukone, but in 2012 the couple call off their relationship.
Although Sid failed to bag a role in ‘Quantico’, we hope to see him soon in the silver screen.