Deepika Padukone to play lead in Pradeep Sarkar’s next?

Deepika Padukone will reportedly play the lead in Pradeep Sarkar’s next.

According to IWM Buzz, the actress is firm favourite to bag the central role in the Hindi remake of ‘Noti Binodini’, which was a story about renowned Bengali actress, Binodini Dasi.

A source told the publication, “Deepika Padukone has been finalised for the prestigious Pradeep Sarkar project. She will play the central character of Binodini Dasi in the movie. It is believed that Vidya Balan was also in contention for the role with whom Pradeep Sarkar has earlier worked in Parineeta.”

Padukone has recently finished work on ’83’ along with husband, Ranveer Singh.

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