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Ekta Kapoor on a nationwide talent hunt

Ekta Kapoor
Ekta Kapoor

Ekta Kapoor has been known to find the perfect faces and actors for her television shows, and movies. Her production houses, Balaji Telefilms and Balaji Motion Pictures,��have conducted��many talent hunts,��launching many prominent faces��in both mediums.��Now,��Kapoor is��all to ready to conduct another nationwide��hunt,��to cast an actress to play��Sangeeta Bijlani, for her next film which is a biopic on cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin. Bijlani��was Azharuddin’s second wife.

Mumbai Mirror had earlier reported that Kareena Kapoor Khan was approached to play��the��role,��but will be doing ‘Udta Punjab,’ another Balaji production instead. Balaji had approached some popular names but to no avail. No one has agreed to the role and now��the production house has decided to sign a newcomer for��it. A source told the TOI, “After conversations with several leading ladies led no confirmation, the studio decided against casting an established name. They even looked at some Southern actresses, but none fitted the bill.”

Balaji’s Chief Creative Officer, Tanveer Bookwala, has confirmed that��they��will��carrying out a��nationwide hunt to cast for the role.��It is��a controversial��one, that will be��needed to be carried off with much gusto, leading to the fact that none of the leading ladies are agreeing to it. “We are gearing up for the biggest nationwide hunt to find Bijlani. A new girl will debut with the Azhar biopic. It’s a controversial role which requires a lot of gumption��to carry off. We’re sure to find one in the coming month as the film goes on floors in May.”

Balaji Motion Pictures has twelve upcoming releases. ‘Udta Punjab’ will��see Khan alongside Diljit Dosanjh, and will also star Alia Bhatt and Shahid Kapoor.