Katrina Kaif turns serious now!

Katrina Kaif turns serious now!
Saturday, September 16, 2006 11:19 IST
By Santa Banta News Network
The latest buzz doing the rounds about Katrina Kaif is that the gorgeous model-turned actress is signed by director Rituparno Ghosh to play Devi Choudharni in Bankim Chandra's similarly named classic.

The novel is based on the life of village girl Prafulla who is married into a zamindar's family. Ill-treated by her in-laws, she is forced to leave the house. After her mother's death she meets the notorious dacoit Bhavani Pathak, who encourages her to take part in devotional activities and christens her Devi Choudharani.

Confriming the news Kat says, "Yes, I'm doing Devi Choudharani with Rituparno Ghosh. The film should go on the floor early next year and it will be made in Hindi. Rituji has explained the character that I have to play in detail to me. It's a dynamic character and it will be my first woman-oriented film."

Devi Choudharani will be one of Ritu's mega-budget films with plans of plans of shooting the entire film in Bangladesh, with some scenes in India.
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