xXx star Deepika Padukone’s VERY different new movie role revealed
XXX: RETURN OF XANDER CAGE star Deepika Padukone is doing something a little different for her next movie, it has been reported.
Deepika Padukone, who shot to fame in the west in XXX3, has had her next project revealed
The Bollywood megastar is currently filming historical biopic Padmavati, and will change tone drastically after that.
According to the Mumbai Mirror, she’s due to join Vishal Bhardwaj’s next, as-yet-untitled gangster movie.
She is allegedly set to play mafia queen Rahima Khan, popularly known as Sapna Didi, while Irrfan Khan plays a gangster in love with her. Both characters are on a mission to kill Dawood Ibrahim.
It’s based on part of a book named Mafia Queens of Mumbai, written by journalist S Hussain Zaidi.
Will she make a convincing mafia queen?
She previously worked with Irrfan Khan on Piku
Deepika has been asking me to write a script for her for a long time
A source told the publication: “Sapna Didi had planned Dawood’s execution during a cricket match in Sharjah to avenge her husband’s death.
“Unfortunately for her, he got wind of her plans and killed her days before she could get to him.
“The film is expected to go on the floors by the year-end.”
Co-producer Prerna Arora confirmed: “Yes it is true that we are producing the film along with Vishalji, who is one of the finest directors in the country.
Will her new Western fans flock to the film?
Deepika Padukone wiggles in body-con dress
“We are looking forward to this collaboration.”
Bhardwaj added: “Deepika has been asking me to write a script for her for a long time.
“She has heard this script and loved it. We are in an advance stage of discussion with her.”
It is still not known if Padukone would return for xXx 4, should it be green-lit.