Rani Mukherjee to be the onscreen partner of Prithviraj

Mar 19, Mumbai: Bong hottie Rani is all set to romance South Indian hotbod Prithviraj in Sachin Kundalkar's untitled Hindi movie. Coincidentally, this would be Sachin's debut movie in Bollywood. He is known mostly for his Marathi movies. Prithviraj is the latest addition of South Indian heroes and heroines trying their hand in Bollywood, the last one being Asin. Prithviraj essayed the role of Ash's husband in the Tamil "Raavan". Rani, whose last released movie, was "No one killed Jessica" by Raj Kumar Gupta, co-starring Vidya Balan, in January 2011. The movie did moderately at the box office.
For the moment, Prithviraj is waiting for his movie "Urumi" to release in March of this year; on the 31st. Bollywood is most certainly awaiting this movie as they expect Prithviraj and Sachin to bring in freshness with their new film.
Rani has proved her mettle time and again with movies like "Ghulam", "Black" and "Veer Zaara". At one time, she was the numero uno amongst the actresses in Bollywood. Her close competitor was Preity Zinta. Now its left for Prithviraj to prove his worth in Bollywood, all the more because of his pairing with a powerhouse performer like Rani Mukerji.

Sabyasachi wants Rani Mukherjee & Vidya Balan for his directorial venture

Having designed costumes for movies like Black (2005), Baabul (2006) , Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (2007), Paa (2009), Raavan (2010) and Guzaarish (2010), apart from his line of clothing under his brand name, Sabyasachi Mukherjee is a name well-known in the tinsel town. Now, the designer has decided to step into some real action by stepping into the field of direction as he finishes with the script.
Mukherjee says, “I have completed my script with all the finishing touches. And I am very satisfied with the outcome. The only problem is that I have been too busy with my other fashion-related assignments to take up the film.
Whenever I decide to start filming, I will approach Vidya and Rani for the parts. And fortunately, I share very special equations with both of them. And I know I can always bank on their support. We understand each others’ sensibilities very well.”
Mukherjee is at present busy with quite a few fashion shows including the finale at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week in Delhi. He says, “You can understand what my state of mind will be right now. I am running around trying to come up with impressive and different collections for both the fashion weeks.”

Rani Mukherjee to find solace in Bengali cinema

There is no doubt about the fact that with the failure of Rani Mukherjee’s ‘Dil Bole Hadippa’, her career in Bollywood shows no more hope now. So, the actress now seems to have taken a turn to Bengali cinema. And if things go in a stride, ‘Africa’ by two-time National Award winning director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury may be Rani Mukherjee’s debut in Bengali cinema. Rani has done only one Bengali film as yet, ‘Biyer Phool’ with a cameo. Rani will play the lead in this heroine-oriented flick.
Chowdhury confirmed, “Yes, I did meet Rani. We’ve had discussions but nothing has been finalised. I am still working on the script. It’s too premature to talk about it. She is one of my favourite actresses! I would like to work with her.”
Aniruddha added, “I plan on starting my Bengali film first and then the Hindi one next year. I am working on three scripts, two by noted Bengali novelist Sunil Gangopadhyaya. Sunil’s works include Dui Nari Haate Torowari and Ajaana Desh while Africa is my story. I will be visiting Mumbai in the next few days to finalise preparations for my Hindi film.”