Deepika Padukone Features On The Cover of Women’s Health Magazine’s Indian edition for the month of July-August 2012. Deepika Padukone’s Cocktail is all set to release this friday. Cocktail also stars Diana Penty in the lead role. So it will be interesting who will get upper hand in the movie. Anyway checkout Deepika Padukone Photoshoot.
Soundarya Rajinikanth has confirmed that it will be Deepika Padukone pairing up with her dad Rajinikanth in Kochadaiyaan. There were rumors that Katrina Kaif would play the female lead in this film but now the role has gone to Deepika.
Interestingly, Deepika was roped in for Rana last year but the project was halted after Rajini's health conditions deteriorated. He was later hospitalized and regained his health, it is worth mentioning here.
Rana has now been put on hold and Soundarya Rajinikanth decided to direct Kochadaiyaan with her dad playing the lead role. KS Ravi Kumar, the director of Rana, is penning the story, screenplay and dialogues for this film.
The Rana team held its first press meet in Chennai on Friday, April 29 evening at a popular five star. The press meet was to introduce Deepika Padukone and give a brief on the film.
KS Ravikumar, the director of Rana said: "First and foremost Rana is an all new film. It has nothing to do with Sultan. When Rajini sir narrated the story, I got hooked to it and realised it has all
ingredients for a mass movie."
Ravikumar added that the film is a complete period drama that takes place in the 17th century. The shoot of the film has started on a huge set put up at AVM Studios.
Ravikumar has started the shoot with a song picturisation on Deepika Padukone. The song sung by Chinmayi and Sreenivas has been tuned by AR Rahman.
Deepika Padukone said at the press meet: " It is much more than a dream to be paired opposite Rajini sir. Such opportunities come only once in a lifetime."
It is rumoured that Vidya Balan will play in Rajnikanth’s next Raana. This movie will see Rajini in triple role which will be made simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu.
If reports are true, the female leads for the film would be Deepika Padukone, Vidya Balan and Rekha.
First of all, if the rumors are true, then Deepika will cast opposite a young Rajni, Vidya Balan will cast opposite a middle-aged Rajni and Rekha will cast opposite an old Rajni.
The production team of Rana is set on having Deepika Padukone as Rajinikanth’s lead pair in Rana, sources say. The actress is also eager to be a part of this film more so because it stars one of the most bankable actors in the country. In fact the lady is said to be adjusting her dates so that she is available for the shooting.
Rana will be produced by Soundarya Rajinikanth and Rajini’s favorite director KS Ravi Kumar is to direct the film. The movie is said to be set partly in the historical era and this has increased the interest of the movie buffs.
