Most likely because they didn't want an actress with a Indian accent. Most Bollywood actresses have heavy accents, they went with an actress from the UK and most likely took into consideration her accent or lack of accent.
shareWhy should they have Chosen a Bollywood actresses at all? It was already a mild controversy that the actress chosen was not middle eastern but of British & Indian descent.
shareName a mid eastern actress
shareMost audiences are no more familiar with Bollywood actresses than they are with middle eastern actresses but they most certainly exist which is bedside the point anyway as that's not exactly a good excuse to not cast an actual middle actresses to play an Arab princess. Just saying
shareAgreed!
shareThere you have your answer.
What? Naomi Scott is absolutely stunning.
I couldn't believe how much the camera loved her.
Pretty sure the OP is just trolling as usual. She looked amazing and was easily one of the best things about the movie.
She looked great and also turned in a very good performance.
Agreed, a beautiful young lady who did a great job.
shareYeah really was the highlight. If they really wanted to try something different, make her the main character and rename it Arabian Nights or something like that.
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