 The casting of the leading lady opposite John Abraham in the
Hindi remake of the Tamil blockbuster ‘Kaakha Kaakha’ had producer
Vipul Shah, director Nishikant (‘Mumbai Meri Jaan’) Kamat and leading
man John Abraham climbing collectively up the nearest wall.
First it was Asin who had been signed. But then she chose to give
away her dates to the Salman Khan starrer ‘Ready’ directed by Anees
Bazmi.
Desperate for a heroine, Vipul Shah’s spirits soared when his ‘London
Dreams’ heroine Katrina Kaif was suddenly with free dates after the
postponement of ‘Dostana 2’. But she chose a Yashraj film with Imran
instead.
Matters came to a point where the team was ready to shoot without a
heroine in the hope that a suitable match for John will show up next.
Luckily Genelia D’Souza has now stepped in to the empty space. Lately
things have not been moving too smoothingly for the perky ‘Jaane Tu…Ya
Jaane Na’ actress. John and Genelia got to know one another well during
the cell phone ad that they did together. It was only a matter of time
before a movie materialized.
The shooting of the untitled Hindi version of ‘Kaakha Kaakha’ began on Saturday.
Producer Vipul Shah confirmed the last minute casting of Genelia.
“Yes, she’s the girl opposite John. We’re in the process of signing
papers even as we speak.”
Subhash K Jha / Sampurn Wire
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