Shraddha Kapoor finalised for Apoorva Lakhia’s ‘Haseena’

Sonakshi Sinha was supposed to play the role of Haseena Parkar in Apoorva Lakhia’s film, but the recent buzz is that Shraddha Kapoor has been finalised for the role. Sinha, who was earlier excited to do the film, opted out of it due to date issues, as BizAsia reported a short while ago.

“Apu met Shraddha for the role and explained that Sonakshi had to opt out because of a dates issue. Shraddha who has so far done only romantic roles sees this as a chance to stretch herself as an actor and to prove her versatility,” DNA quoted a source as saying.

The film ‘Haseena’ is based on Dawood Ibrahim’s sister. Dawood has 12 siblings and Haseena was the seventh one, who died in 2014 due to a heart attack. The film will portray her life’s 40 years and will show what it is like to be a don’s sister.

“Shraddha will be given a lot of prosthetics to make her look convincing as a woman of 50 and 60. She sees this role as a big challenge as it is her first grey character. Her father has played antagonists all his life, and yes, she would be seeking Shakti Kapoor’s inputs to play Haseena Parkar,” the source added.

Meanwhile, Kapoor has garnered appreciation from all quarters for her brilliant performance in ‘Baaghi’ (2016) opposite Tiger Shroff. The actress will be seen in Shroff’s upcoming film ‘A Flying Jatt’ as well. However, she will make a cameo appearance in the Remo D’Souza directorial.