Chetan Bhagat's novel ‘2 States', which is going to make a big screen entry in Bollywood, has now got new hero, new director
and may be a fresh heroine too! Initially, when Sajid Nadiadwala was the only producer for the film, Siddharth Anand was
supposed to direct the movie with Priyanka Chopra and Saif Ali Khan in the lead roles.
Later Saif opted out of the project and Shah Rukh entered the scene with the dual role of a lead hero as well as of a co-
producer.
Now, the film will be directed by Vishal Bharadwaj of Kaminey fame. When Vishal got the project, he fled
to Berlin, where SRK and Priyanka was shooting for Don 2. Both of them were impressed with Vishal's narration and agreed to
be a part of the project.
However, things changed when SRK returned home in Mumbai. He went to meet Vishal and said that Priyanka will not be
suitable for the role as the story demands a fresh face. The director also agreed and thus Priyanka was out of the film.
Now, they are in search of a fresh talented face, who can do justice to the role. Well, Priyanka has already done two films with
King Khan so she should not mind on this decision. It will be interesting to see who becomes lucky to get an opportunity to
share screen space with Shah Rukh in 2 States.
Friday, December 24, 2010 20:36 IST