Kriti bags bling

Joginder Tuteja @Tutejajoginder

Akshay Kumar will be romancing Tiger Shroff's Heropanti heroine in his upcoming action comedy, Singh Is Bling. Earlier, rumours were rife that Kareena Kapoor had been roped in to play the female lead in the Prabhu Dheva directed film. But it turns out that Kriti Sanon is the chosen one.

According to a source close to the development, "The film takes off in November and will be shot in Cape Town and across Africa. The story requires the exotic locales. It is a love story and Kriti plays a dancer in the film."

One of the reasons Kriti scored is her dancer-like physique and her impressive moves. "She's tall and slim and has a dancer-like structure," points out the source.

Contrary to popular belief, the film is not a sequel to the 2008 Akshay Kumar-Katrina Kaif starrer, Singh Is King.

The only similarity is that Akshay Kumar once again plays a sardar in the film. Here he has a fascination for 'bling' as is evident in the film's first poster which has him flaunting a golden sequinned turban.

"It is a very different film and required a different heroine. Akshay saw Heropanti and liked Kriti. And it was he who suggested she'd be apt for the part," said the source. - Mumbai Mirror Bureau