The casting happened after weeks of intense negotiation with Tamannaah who apparently, asked for an astronomical amount of money to act in the film.
Says a source, `There were problems with Tamannaah from the word go. Not only was she asking for an unreasonable amount of money she was also not the film's co-producer and leading man Sachin Joshi's choice.`
Finally the role has gone to beauty queen and model Ankita Shorey.
Confirming this, Sachin Joshi says, `I felt a newcomer would fit the bill much better. The role required someone innocent and unspoilt.Ankita Shorey is perfect for the part. Just as Shraddha Kapoor was in the Hindi version.`
Ankita has been asked to stay away from viewing Shraddha's performance .
`We want her to interpret the role in her own way,` says Sachin.
The Telugu version of Aashiqui 2 would have a happy ending.
