Sonakshi in Once Upon A Time In Mumbai 2?

First, it was Akshay Kumar who took over Emraan Hashmi's character of Dawood in the sequel to Ekta Kapoor's 2010 hit Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai. And now, Dabanng girl Sonakshi Sinha has joined the race to play Mandakini, Dawood's love interest in the film.

While media reports suggested that it would be Katrina Kaif, Kareena Kapoor or Deepika Padukone to pair up with Akki in this Milan Luthria directed film, looks like after the success of her debut, Shatrughan's little daughter might be the one to romance the actor on screen.

A source told Mumbai Mirror, "Ekta Kapoor and Milan Luthria are taking their time to choose the leading lady for Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai 2. They want the girl to be perfect. Initially, they wanted a leading lady to essay the role of Mandakini. But now, they are considering Sonakshi Sinha."

The fact that Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi are already working for two films together seems to be working in favour of the young actress. "Akshay and Sonakshi are already doing Shirish Kunder's Joker and Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Rowdy Rathod to be directed by Prabhudeva together. Ekta and Milan will obviously keep that in mind while making their choice," added the source.

The casting apart from Akshay, however is not final yet. "They are still looking for the parallel hero in the film. Once the second actor is finalised, Ekta and Milan will take a call on who will play the leading lady," confirmed the source.

Now we have to wait and watch to find out if Sonakshi turns into Dawood's love for Ekta.