It’s official. Kajal Aggarwal is Chiranjeevi’s heroine in his comeback movie which is his 150th. But we bet that you didn't know this. Katrina Kaif was asked to star opposite the South superstar, but she politely declined the offer.
The South industry is quite shocked at Katrina’s refusal. Many heroines from Bollywood have readily acted in South films, including the likes of Deepika Padukone, Sonakshi Sinha and Amy Jackson.
Importantly, Katrina has acted in films down South, even though those might just be item numbers. A source from Hyderabad tells us, “She should have done the film with Chiranjeevi. She has several fans here. Why has she forgotten us?”
Gundello Gulabila Mullu from Malliswari opposite Venkatesh
Chinuku Laga from Allari Pidugu opposite Balakrishna
Mallelona Illeyarra from Allari Pidugu opposite Balakrishna
Nee Navvule Vennelani Mallelani from Malliswari opposite Venkatesh
Mathappove from Balram vs Tharadas opposite Mammooty
However, a source close to the actress says, “Kat hasn’t had much to chew on, recently. But there is no reason why her Bollywood diary won’t fast fill up. She is meeting many filmmakers and reading quite a few scripts. Gone are the days when she had started to soft pedal on her career, thinking that Ranbir Kapoor will marry her.”
On the Bollywood front, Kat has been in talks with Karan Johar for a film, which will be directed by debutante director Aditya Dhar. Not just that, she is said to be the strongest contender for Aanand L Rai’s film dwarf film with Shah Rukh Khan (Katrina finalised opposite SRK in Aanand L Rai’s next, May 5).
Kajal will be joining the shoot in the third week of August. Chiranjeevi’s comeback movie is a remake of Tamil blockbuster Kaththi which starred Samantha as heroine. V V Vinayak is directing Chiru’s 150th movie and Ram Charan is producing it.
Meanwhile, we wonder if Katrina is now having second thoughts about saying 'NO' to Chiranjeevi.
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