By Subhash K Jha
Sonam Kapoor has opted out of Mani Ratnam’s new Tamil film which launches the veteran Tamil actor Karthik’s son Gautham.
Says a source, “At this point in her career going South-wards for Sonam would give the incorrect signal to the filmmakers in Bollywood. Mani had his heart set on Sonam since she suited the young innocent effervescent sophisticated girl’s role to the hilt. He needed to search for a last-minute replacement. ”
Interestingly the role has now gone to the rapidly-upcoming Tamil-Telugu actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu who, we have now reason to believe, has bagged another role in Tamil that was earmarked for Sonam.
The Tamil-Hindi director Gautham Menon’s next Hindi film Assi Nabey Poore Sau had an excessively interesting role for the feminine protagonist who needed to go from age 15 to twenty-five.
It was finally felt that Sonam could be unable to seem 15, regardless of how hard she tried.
Samantha who was introduced into cinema by Menon in his Tamil film Vinaaithandi Vaaruvaaya was also speculated to make her Hindi debut within the film’s remake Ek Deewana Tha.
He now intends to launch ‘Sam’ (as she is well known within the Tamil film industry) in Hindi cinema common.
Says a source, “Gautham wanted Samantha for the Hindi version of Vinaaithandi Vaaruvaaya. Having failed in that endeavour, he's now within the technique of completing Assi Nabey Poore Sau as a Hindi launch vehicle for her. ”
The film pairs Samantha with the Sanjay Leela Bhansali discovery Aditya Roy Kapoor who has disappeared after Guzaarish and Vipul Shah’s Action Replay and have been that specialize in getting the look and function as a 15-going-on-25 lover-boy right.
Kapoor has gotten rid of his trademark curly mop of hair and now sports a more sober look.
Says Menon, “Both Sam and Aditya need to have to move through 3 age-transitions from 15 to twenty to twenty-five. Their love story starts when they’re 6. Obviously Sam and Aditya couldn’t play the 6-year old pair. However the three
other stages within the characters’ lives has been pulled off effortlessly by the lead air. ”
Apparently while playing age-15 Samantha and Aditya Roy Kapoor behaved their characters’ age even while not shooting.
The transformation, in step with the director, is startling
Come April when Assi Nabey Poore Sau releases Samantha Ruth Prabhu, we hear, may be launched because the next Sridevi in Hindi cinema.
In this she has not just the director Gautham Menon’s support, but in addition the whole endorsement of her co-star.
Samantha and Siddharth (UTV) Roy Kapoor and Kunal (Delhi Belly) Roy Kapoor’s kid-brother have been spending numerous time clear of Mumbai just about Samantha in shooting.
But that’s another story.
