Delicate darling Sonam Kapoor probably must be
sobbing on papa Anil Kapoor’s shoulders for comfort. The little girl has lost a
much-coveted role to none other than the glorious hurricane, Katrina Kaif.
According to sources, Sonam was eyeing a role in a film, directed by Dibakar
Bannerjee of ‘Oye Lucky Lucky Oye’ fame, but the director thought that Katrina
was more suited for the role. Even though Sonam had a reliable line of
communication with Dibakar through his friend Abhay Deol (also the leading man
in Sonam’s home production ‘Ayesha’), she lost her sheen in front of the
breathtakingly beautiful Katrina. And moreover, Katrina bagged the role for her
much-criticised British accent.
The film, which also stars Imran Khan and Abhay Deol,
was evidently written with Katrina in mind but Sonam wanted to play the
character. “Anil Kapoor was very keen to have his daughter work with Dibakar. He
even called the director home and showed him a show reel prepared for an
international project. The director is also keen to work with Sonam but he sees
her as the archetypal Indian beauty. That’s not what Dibakar’s new Imran-Abhay
romance requires. The heroine must be partly firangi, so Katrina with her
firangi accent is perfect for the part,” said the source. After learning of the
‘firangi’ role, Katrina approached the director and expressed her desire to work
in his film.
As luck would have it Katrina is just the leading
lady Dibakar was looking for. “He really couldn’t think of anyone else for the
part,” added the source.
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