Was Parineeti to be cast next to Shahid before Ileana?

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Considering that she is his ex-flame Priyanka Chopra's cousin, eyebrows were raised. But now that Ileana D'Cruz has been finalised for Santoshi's film, all the wagging tongues are at rest. But with PC Junior it would have been a different story. Tee hee!