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title: "Haroon Shahid reveals Kareena Kapoor was first choice for Verna"
description: "Most outlets led with the revelation that Kareena Kapoor was initially considered for the female lead in Haroon Shahid’s film *Verna*. The framing was largely consistent, focusing on the surprise casting choice and the eventual selection of Mahira Khan. Both excerpts highlighted Shahid’s personal disclosure about the film’s casting process."
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# Haroon Shahid reveals Kareena Kapoor was first choice for Verna

entertainment · updated 20 Sep 2026, 3:10 PM PKT · 20 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with the revelation that Kareena Kapoor was initially considered for the female lead in Haroon Shahid’s film *Verna*. The framing was largely consistent, focusing on the surprise casting choice and the eventual selection of Mahira Khan. Both excerpts highlighted Shahid’s personal disclosure about the film’s casting process.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **24 News HD** — [Haroon Shahid spills ‘Verna’s’ untold casting story](https://www.24newshd.tv/20-Sep-2026/haroon-shahid-spills-verna-s-untold-casting-story) · 20 Sep 2026, 3:10 PM PKT
  > Pakistani actor and singer Haroon Shahid has made a surprising revelation about his debut film Verna, claiming that Bollywood superstar Kareena Kapoor Khan was initially considered for the female lead before Mahira Khan eventually stepped into the role.
- **Minute Mirror** — [Haroon Shahid reveals Kareena was first choice for Verna](https://minutemirror.com.pk/haroon-shahid-reveals-kareena-was-first-choice-for-verna-632744/) · 20 Sep 2026, 1:01 PM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Pakistani actor and singer Haroon Shahid has revealed that Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor was initially considered

2 articles from 2 outlets, 20 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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