Buddies Zayed Khan and Dia Mirza are planning to team up professionally to produce a film. The stars are also likely to act in their project. It is slated to be the directorial debut of Sahil Sangha, who was Nikhil Advani's assistant director for Salaam-e-Ishq.

B-Town buzz is that Dia is close to Sahil and considers him to be her 'special friend'.

Says a source, "They have been having a lot of discussions and are doing the ground work. A financier for the project is on hand. They intend to make an announcement when everything is sorted out."

Zayed and Diya have starred in films like Fight Club (2006) and Cash (2007).

Naya role
Asked about her new role, Dia says, "Zayed is a good friend. Nowadays several actors are also venturing into production. It is a wonderful opportunity. There have been offers but at the moment it is too early to talk about. Once everything is chalked out only then only can we say anything."

But the source maintains, "The duo is definitely looking at learning the ropes of the production side as well. A lot of senior stars in the recent past have turned producers. Now even the younger lot are exploring the option."

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