Sudhir Mishra wants Chitrangada Singh to play female lead in his next, Ekta Kapoor wants Prachi Desai

Producer Ekta Kapoor and director Sudhir Mishra were in talks for a love-story, with Prachi Desai as the leading lady.

However, Mishra now wants to cast protege Chitrangada Singh in the lead role while Ekta wants to stick to her original choice. The two are in a clear disagreement over who to cast as the female lead. Since the script is written from a female perspective, it offers the actor a chance to perform.

A source close to Ekta reveals, "The film is titled Driver and Sudhir feels that Chitrangada will be able to do justice to the part and that she will also look good with male lead, Pratik. However, Ekta believes Prachi is best suited to play a girl in her twenties while Chitrangada has a mature look."

If the stalemate between Ekta and Sudhir continues, the project might not take off. The source adds, "Sudhir's casting might go over-budget. At the moment, the producer and director are trying to work things out. But if they don't, the project is as good as shelved."