Veena Malik to Play Late Laila Khan

The buzz making way from sources say that filmmaker Rakesh Sawant is set to make a film based on murdered actress Laila Khan's life, titled Ek Thi Laila. For the uninitiated, it was Rakesh, who directed Laila Khan in her 2008 film, Wafaa.

Sawant says that he has roped in starlet Veena Malik to play Laila and his sister, Rakhi Sawant, to play her elder sister Afreen.

"I will show Laila's real life on screen, as I know a lot about it ' where she came from, what really happened, how she got her first break. I will also show how she was well-networked with ministers and the police," he says, recalling an incident when he went to Laila's house and saw all guests accompanied by armed guards.

About his decision to cast Veena, Sawant says, "She has a lot of oomph and is Pakistani, so she will understand her character better. I've chosen Rakhi to play Afreen, who played a major role in all that happened to Laila because she had got Parvez Tak ( Laila's stepfather, prime accused in the murder) involved. There was a property issue between them."

Sawant also hopes to shoot at the same bungalow in Igatpuri where Laila was allegedly murdered last year. "I am trying to get permission. If I don't get it, I will shoot at another bungalow nearby as all bungalows there look the same," he says.

Well we do appreciate his choice of actress, after all who can be a better actor to play Laila, other than Veena!

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