KATRINA KAIF the new Madhubala with RANBIR

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Posted: 15 years ago

Katrina to do a Madhubala

The actress will team up with Ranbir to recreate the Kishore Kumar-Madhubala saga in Anurag Basu's film

By Subhash K Jha

Posted On Monday, April 26, 2010 at 04:29:02 AM

After playing a quasi-biographical character in Raajneeti, Katrina Kaif is set to play a real-life character - Madhubala. Katrina will reprise the legendary actress' role in the Kishore Kumar biopic to be directed by Anurag Basu.

Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi

Katrina was finalised for the project after she opted out of Basu's other film, Silence, in which she was to co-star with Priyanka Chopra and Ranbir Kapoor.

A source says, "Katrina couldn't do two back-to-back projects with Anurag Basu and Ranbir Kapoor. So she picked the biopic on Kishore Kumar in which she will play Madhubala."

While she was considering her option back then, Katrina had said, "If I do another film with Ranbir, I'd want it to be a full-fledged commercial love story." And it can't get any more mainstream and romantic than the Kishore Kumar-Madhubala saga.

In fact, the actress has already begun doing her homework for the role and watched Mughal-e-Azam, Mahal and Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi.

Katrina Kaif

While Katrina chose not to reply, Anurag says guardedly, "I think it's a little early to talk about it. I still haven't got the principal cast of my current project, Silence, in place.

But yes, Katrina is someone I am very, very fond of'for her looks, talent and nature. I am definitely working with her, if not in Silence, then in my next film."

One of the song sequences from Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi that Anurag Basu's film will be looking to recreate is the Kishore-Madhubala song Ek ladki bheegi bhaagi si.

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My Opinion

IMO Nobody in the recent bunch of heroines can do justice to Madhubala's role. Wish this was done in Madhuri's times. Madhuri would have nailed the role.

Edited by maddy1973 - 15 years ago

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Posted: 15 years ago

UHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Katrina's goiing to play madhubala?

wtf.. im sorry - thats insulting

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Posted: 15 years ago

Are Ranbir and Katrina doing another movie besides Ranjeeti and this?

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Posted: 15 years ago

no offense to katrina, she's a nice acteress but i don't think she's to the calibre of acting to be next to ranbir and then on top of that to be portraying madhubala :S

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Posted: 15 years ago

NOw that's a NEWS... is this news for sure???

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Posted: 15 years ago

i feel bad for the the younger generation, theyre literallly being put on the pedestal--Kat can barely ACT so how can we even speak of her and madhubala in the same sentence? let alone have her PLAY THe character of Madhubala...i bet shes turning in her grave somewhere.

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Posted: 15 years ago

Wish this movie was done in Madhuri's times. Madhuri would have nailed this role. Cannot imagine any other actress playing Madhubala's role other than Madhuri.