Akshara Gowda, who made headlines last year for her alleged link-up with cricketer Yuvraj Singh, is back in the news, but for a very different reason this time.
According to a source, the Bangalore beauty has been signed up for Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu's next with director Sukumar. "Angela Jonsson and Akshara were in the race for the role, but Akshara got it," says the source. Apparently Tamannaah was the first choice for the role, but she opted out of the project citing date issues. "Akshara is thrilled about the film as she has been waiting for the right opportunity to make her Tollywood debut," says the source, adding that the film is a thriller, shooting for which will commence in March.
But Akshara, who has already worked on AR Murugadoss's "Thuppaki" with Vijay, has more up her sleeve, says the source. "Akshara is heading to Bollywood with a romcom opposite John Abraham and another film that is supposed to be along the lines of "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara"," he says. At the time of going to press, the actor and her manager remained unavailable for comment.