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Vishal's latest muse
Deepika Padukone, and not Priyanka Chopra, will be acting in director's next
Kunal M Shah
Posted On Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 02:42:16 AM
| Contrary to reports that say Piggy Chops is Vishal Bharadwaj's latest muse, the filmmaker has found a new one. Vishal has recently signed Deepika Padukone for his next film opposite Saif Ali Khan. The film will be produced by Ekta Kapoor (guess that's a given after we reported about their newfound friendship) and is scheduled to go on floors early next year. The buzz in the industry was different earlier; Priyanka used to come up in many of Vishal's conversations and people just assumed that he would cast her in his next film. But Vishal has taken everyone by surprise. Our source said, "There were reports that said Vishal had already signed Priyanka after he was impressed with her work in Kaminey and Saat Khoon Maaf. But Vishal has secretly been meeting Deepika in the meantime and has finally signed her for his next film, which will have Saif Ali Khan play the lead role opposite her."
Given their chemistry in Love Aaj Kal, one could expect the screen to sizzle in Vishal's next. When contacted, Deepika said, "All I can say is that I am working with Vishal. I have already met him a couple of times and he loved my work in Love Aaj Kal (well, there you go!) and Karthik Calling Karthik. He told me that ever since he watched these films, he has been writing this script keeping me in mind. It's a dream come true for me and I always wanted to work with him, especially because he is considered one of the best directors in the country today. We all know he is extremely talented and I am looking forward to working with him." And how does she feel about romancing Saif yet again on screen after Love Aaj Kal? Deepika denied this and said, "I never asked Vishal who the actor in the film would be. I am too excited to just work with him. We start the film early next year." While the able student spoke her mind, her reclusive mentor Vishal remained unavailable for comments. |
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