Salman Khan's two most talked about ex-friends Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Katrina Kaif are vying to grab the plum role of Marilyn Monroe in Madhur Bhandarkar's film Heroine, says a media report.
The report says, UTV, which is co-producing the film with Bhandarkar, was keen on Ash to play the lead role, but the produvers have now added Katrina Kaif's name as an option for the lead.
“Heroine is now a toss-up between Aishwarya and Katrina. The film will go on floors as soon as either of them is finalized. The rest of the cast is not going to be too difficult to put together”, the report quotes a reliable source.
Bhandarkar had decided to shelve the film altogether as his first choice, Kareena Kapoor, had backed out as she felt that cvertain portions of the film may be reflecting her real life.
Kareena, the report says, was also apprehensive about doing intimate scenes in the film. “Yes, he (Bhandarkar) had put it off. In fact, he was very, very disappointed that Kareena could not come to terms with the role”, the report quoted the source.
The source adds, “Everything is okay. Both Aishwarya and Katrina are fine actresses. Both can do ample justice to the role, which requires a lot of style and character as well. Bhandarkar and UTV took a joint decision to revive the project and short-list Aishwarya and Katrina as the options for the lead role. The decision was taken as the film's script is extremely hard-hitting and such a story is just waiting to be told.”
A source close to Bhandarkar says, “After the moderate success of Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji, he is considering venturing into other genres like comedy and action as well. He is also keen to revive Heroine with UTV but he is yet to give them a green signal.”
