After being paired with Rajnikant in the Tamil period film ‘Kochadaiyaan’ (being dubbed in Telugu as Vikram Simha), Deepika Padukone is being considered as the female lead opposite Pawan Kalyan in the star’s next ‘Gabbar Singh’ film. A source close to the project says, “Deepika is the front-runner for the female lead opposite Pawan in the ‘Gabbar Singh’ franchise; two others who are in the running are Sonakshi Sinha and Samantha. Although Kajal Aggarwal was the first choice, she is no more in the race.”
“It’s the date issue that is holding back the makers to finalise the leading lady. Talks are going on. Deepika has an edge as her recent film ‘Chennai Express’ was superhit.” The source adds, “With Pawan’s upcoming film ‘Atharintiki Daaredi’ being stuck due to on-going protests against the bifurcation of the state, the star has got some time to look into his next project. The makers have locked in the title ‘Gabbar Singh 2′. Unless there are any legal issues, this title will be final. The project is expected to take off in September.”
Deepika, however, does have a T-town connection. Not many know that she made her debut with the Kannada flick Aishwarya which was a remake of the Telugu hit ‘Manmadhudu’. When contacted, director Sampath Nandi only says, “Nothing has been finalised. We will be taking a call within a week. This is neither a sequel nor prequel to Gabbar Singh. It’s the Gabbar Singh franchise with a fresh story. The script has shaped up well.”
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