Even as Laal Singh Chaddha nears its date with cinemas, it is now learnt that Kareena Kapoor Khan wasn’t the first choice for the female lead opposite Aamir Khan. The actor-producer of the Forrest Gump remake revealed on Karan Johar’s chat show that the casting director suggested a new girl and also shared her ad with the makers. Talking about the commercial, Aamir said that director Advait Chandan and he viewed the ad to gauge the newcomer’s potential. “The girl was very good. But when we saw Kareena, we were lost in her,” the actor-filmmaker recalled. So, who was the newcomer who lost the role to Kareena? Buzz is that the girl was former Miss World Manushi Chhillar, who shared screen space with Bebo for a jewellery brand campaign. Interestingly, Manushi has considerable screen time in the commercial and played her part perfectly. However, it looks like with just a scene in the ad, a more experienced Kareena caught Aamir and Advait’s eye, becoming their choice for the role of Rupa. And Manushi went on to make her debut opposite Akshay Kumar in Samrat Prithviraj.