Is Hrithik Roshan confirmed as the lead protagonist in Shekhar Kapur’s futuristic saga PAANI? Or is he not? This has been the question making the rounds of the industry circles ever since his last venture KITES got tangled at the box office. Since no official confirmation has come in from either the director or the actor, there is no absolute certainty around the two joining hands for this multi million dollar film which would be shot in India.
When contacted, Sidhartha Jain, CEO with iROCK and Executive Producer with Shekhar Kapur on PAANI, also chose to keep silent around the entire ‘issue’.
“As of now, we are not commenting on the casting of the film”, he says, “For any big high profile project like this, there are always quite a few gossips that float around. However, all of this would be settled in due course of time.”
To make matters worse, the biggest setback for Hrithik came from the mainstream international release of the ‘Remix’ version of KITES. After the ‘desi version’ didn’t make any impact in India, the edited version wasn’t any better as there were absolutely no takers. This was heart breaking for the makers because ‘firang’ audience was indeed the target audience here if English and Spanish treatment was any indication. Naturally, the failure of both the versions meant that for the English speaking audience, Hrithik was still not the most viable option that a Hollywood film maker could have contemplated.
Much to the delight of the Roshans, Deepika Padukone has finally accepted to play Hrithik Roshan’s ladylove. She will dethrone Priyanka Chopra and will next be seen playing hunk Hrithik Roshan leading lady in the ‘Krrish’ sequel. After the debacle of ‘Kites’, Rakesh Roshan has again taken the huge task of bringing his son’s career on track by making a sequel to the box office hit ‘Krrish’.
Deepika was in the Roshan’s mind from the very first day. It is said that she was the first choice for ‘Kites’ but high volume of intimate scene compelled the actress to reject the offer. Moreover, she was also not ready for bikini at that moment. Her rejection proved as a blessing for Deepika. Roshan later opted for Mexican beauty Barbara Mori and thus Deepika saved herself from registering another flop.
But today Deepika is more than happy to be a part of ‘Krrish’ sequel. She has readily accepted the offer.
Deepika Padukone might be young but she isn’t inexperienced, for sure. The actress really saved herself from one of the biggest flops of her career some time back.
Believe it or not, but smothering babe Deepika was the first choice for Barbara Mori’s role in Hrithik Roshan starrer ‘Kites’, but the actress refused.
Dips was aggressively chased by the Roshans, but the actress refused time and again.
“Deepika was uncomfortable with the kissing and intimate scenes that would have been in store for her had she accepted the film,” adds a source close to the actress.
What’s more is that the actress was hesitant to wear a bikini at that point. However, grapevine has it that Deepika has now been short-listed for the sequel of ‘Krrish’. And this time, the actress is much too pleased with the proposal.
Even though Rakesh Roshan has refused to give an official word on the same, sources suggest that the film is certainly going on floors by the end of this year.
