At the tender age of 17 years Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote his Bengali novel Devdas.

This novel since has been the favourite of many filmmakers, who have adapted it in their own ways several times. We know that acclaimed filmmaker Sudhir Mishra has been toying with the idea of making his Aur Devdas (title not finalised) for a while. We have now learnt that the love story set against a political backdrop in UP, Sudhir's favourite state, is ready to go on floor in September with its cast almost finalised. While Richa Chadha will essay the role of Paro, Rahul Bhatt (lead in Anurag Kashyap's Ugly) will play Devdas. We also heard that Anurag, who looks up to Sudhir as a mentor and has himself made Dev.D, has been instrumental in helping finalise the cast.

Now, one of the key casting left is that of Chandramukhi for which we believe Sudhir's first choice is the beautiful Aditi Rao Hydari. Well, if she gives her nod, Richa and Aditi will make an interesting jodi worth looking out for. Await Sudhir's official announcement.