The stork visiting Aishwarya Rai Bachchan may have the Bachchan household in happy spirits, but if there’s one person who seems to be highly upset by the news, it is director Madhur Bhandarkar. After reports of the film being stalled and Ash not working in it, there are suggestions of many other heroines being considered for the main role. “Ash may not be doing Heroine, but that hasn’t closed any options for Madhur and UTV. Some of the other big names doing the rounds are Rani Mukherjee, Priyanka Chopra and Karisma Kapoor,” says our source.
However, Priyanka has denied all reports of being approached by Madhur. Actually given their earlier association, she seemed like an obvious choice. Somehow, the makers are keen on Karisma and Rani doing the role.
“Hottest of them all is Karisma since she’s making a comeback with Vikram Bhatt’s film. She’s the most experienced of them all. And as belongs to the first family of Bollywood, she understands the industry very well, better than Ash. No one could have performed better,” says a film enthusiast.
Meanwhile, talks of Rani Mukherjee too are doing the rounds since the other actresses aren’t an option. Preity Zinta has sort of retired from films, Urmila Matondkar would be too old which leaves Madhur with no choice but Rani. She may not be as charismatic as the others, but is definitely in demand,” adds our source.