Sonakshi with Ajay Devgn in Prabhu Deva's Next

Subhash K Jha (DNA; August 12, 2013)

Prabhu Dheva takes his affinity for Sonakshi Sinha to another level in his next project. For the action-thriller starring Ajay Devgn, the heroine's role has been modified to suit Sonakshi's star status.

Says an insider, "To begin with, there was not that much for the heroine to do in the film. Until Sonakshi stepped into the project."
When Prabhu offered the Devgn starrer to Sonakshi he was not sure if she would opt for a male-centric film at this juncture in her career, when she's playing central characters in Lootera and Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Dobaara. But to his surprise she agreed. That's when he got down to seriously integrating her character into the script's central drama.

They have previously worked together in Rowdy Rathore and Rambo Rajkumar and a song in his film OMG Oh My God. Says Prabhu, "People ask, why Sonakshi every time? I ask, why not? She is a big star and a complete actress. She can dance, emote, do comedy… And most importantly we've struck a great rapport since Rowdy Rathore. I thought she would be too busy to agree. But Sonakshi made time for Rambo Rajkumar. And now she has made time for the (untitled) film with Ajay Devgn. I owe it to her to make sure her presence is justified."

In Rowdy and Rambo, she was cast in a rural backdrop. In fact in most of the films that Sonakshi has done so far including Son Of Sardar with Ajay, she has played non-urban characters. That will change in her Prabhudheva film with Ajay. She will be cast as a sophisticated city girl.