Now this one's an 'ooh la la' pairing! Bollywood's serial kisser Emraan Hashmi and "The Dirty Picture" star Vidya Balan has been cast opposite one another for comic-thriller "Ghanchakkar". The 2 hope to rock it.
A UTV Motion Pictures' project, the quirky film is predicted to move on floors in August and can be directed by Rajkumar Gupta, who worked with Vidya in "NOBODY Killed Jessica".
Gupta, who claims "Ghanchakkar" is one in every of his "best projects till date", says numerous thought went behind casting the 2 actors within the movie.
"As a director, you usually visualise certain actors for the jobs and in case you are not required to compromise at the casting; you've gotten won half the battle," said Gupta.
"This is the primary time I WILL be working with Emraan, who, I think, will do complete justice to the role... and that is the primary time the audiences will see him essay a task of an eccentric man.
"Having worked with Vidya before, she was definitely my first choice for the role. It will become a delight to get her to work in a completely new genre in a wholly different avatar and in a quirky, mad, out-of-the-box role. The 2 leads and the crackling chemistry between them will take the viewers on a laughter ride," he added.
"Ghanchakkar" tells the tale of Sanju (Emraan), an ex-conman who's laid back and has a taste for finer things in life. The issue is his ambitious wife (played by Vidya).
Vidya and Emraan are fascinated with being paired again after "The Dirty Picture".
"As an actor, all you desire to do is reach out to the audiences with diverse yet entertaining roles. Having said that, the story, the director, the co-actors, producer, play an especially critical role while selecting a movie. With 'Ghanchakkar', all of it just fell in place," said Vidya.
"When you might have worked with an actor before, there's a certain quantity of comfort that may be delivered to the table. Emraan is a great co-star and together we are hoping to rock it," she added.
Emraan said: "I jumped on board when Rajkumar offered it to me. It is a brilliant story factoring the entire essential components - comedy, thrilling, edgy and entertaining, that's certain to connect to the audiences. It's undoubtedly going to be a challenging role for me, something that I HAVE NOT attempted before. "And now so as to add to the excitement, me and Vidya can be seen on screen together again and am sure, under Rajkumar's apt direction, we can recreate the magic on screen."
