Prakash Jha cast the actress Deepika Padukone as the Big B’s beti in his next, Aarakshan. Two other top actresses were being considered for the part. And initially, Jha even thought of casting a newbie.What clinched the role for Padukone was her height and demeanour, reveals a source.This will be Deepika Padukone’s first movie with both Jha and Big B.
Shooting starts in Bhopal soon. Interestingly, it is also the location where Jha based his last film Raajneeti featuring the actress’ ex, Ranbir Kapoor.How he zeroed in on Deepika is quite a story. “I started to flesh out the part, make it more dramatic.
That’s when I thought of Deepika in the character of Bachchan Saab’s daughter.
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