Madhuri signs her next film

Madhuri Dixit has just signed another film after giving the nod to the Ishqiya sequel.

She will be doing RA.One director Anubhav Sinha's next production Gulab Gang, directed by Soumik Sen. From what we hear, Raveena Tandon, Shahana Azmi, Mahie Gill and Tabu have also been signed for the film. Now that Madhuri is on a signing spree, will hubby Dr Nene also take a call on what he wants to do next

Bipasha Basu to play seductress in Shaukeen remake

Cashing in on the new trend of powerful women characters in films, two leading ladies from two different genres and vastly different bodies of work, have been signed on to play two special roles in two different projects.

While Madhuri Dixit will be seen as the leader of a gang - a Godmother prototype in Gulab Gang, Bipasha Basu will be seen as the charming seductress in Rohit Roy's remake of Basu Chatterjee's 1982 blockbuster Shaukeen.

Gulab Gang, conceptualized by Soumik Sen and Anubhav Sinha had been in the offing for a while now. The story about a gang of women fighting social injustice in the heartland of India, will mark the directorial debut of Sen. Inspired by real life, this film will be released on March 8, International Women's Day next year.

When contacted, producer Anubhav Sinha confirmed, "Yes, we have signed Madhuri for the film. She will play the protagonist Gulab. We want to start shooting by the end of the year. After the release of RA.One, I was visiting Benaras to finalise the script fro my next film, when Soumik came up with this idea. And I immediately gave it a go ahead." Mirror has learnt that director Sen is now looking at actors like Mahie Gill and Shilpa Shukla to complete his gang of women in the film. The film will be made under the banner Benaras Media Works. On the Shaukeen remake front, director Rohit had already finalised Rishi Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah and Boman Irani to play the aging Lotharios portrayed by Ashok Kumar, Utpal Dutt and AK Hangal in the original. And now, to reprise the role of their object of affection, he has chosen Bipasha Basu. Talking to Mirror, Rohit explained that his film is not exactly a replica of the 1982 blockbuster. "It has been thirty years since the release of Shaukeen. We had to change tweak the story accordingly. The three sixty-year-old men in my film won't be lusting for a girl as it was in the original," revealed the filmmaker. "My film is more like a Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara meets 1982 Shaukeen. These three men have always gone out for trips, once every five years. This is their last," he added.

Y 2 waste investor's money on experimenting, when today every penny counts, at least these stars could do a film which will not make any losses for distributors.

right..not interested in watching those aunties😆