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Aditya Chopra has al last found Sonam Kapoor as the right girl for his first directorial movie in eight years, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (God Made The Couple). Shah Rukh Khan and Sonam Kapoor will be paired in the leading roles of the movie. However, director and producer Aditya Chopra wanted to cast a 16-year old newcomer. Searching for the right girl with typical Punjabi look in combination of theatric abilities, Aditya Chopra auditioned hundreds of Punjabi girls, but at last failed to figure out the perfect girl to cast opposite Shah Rukh Khan. As the story goes, the movie revolves around a love between a 40-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl.

India Target reported:

Our sources say, “Aditya Chopra was very keen to have a tall, fair Punjabi girl for the role opposite Shah Rukh Khan. He has himself written the script and knows exactly what he wants in his heroine. The film deals with the love story of a 40-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl. Adi was also very finicky about signing the right girl because he was making his comeback to direction after a gap of eight years and wanted to get everything just so.”

Shah Rukh Khan is now 42, while Sonam Kapoor is 22. So, both of them seem to be very suitable in the movie in terms of their age at least. Sonam Kapoor has already shown her acting talent in her debut film Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Saawariya. With Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (God Made The Couple), Aditya Chopra is coming back to direction again since his last directorial Mohabbatein was released in 2000. Interestingly, Shah Rukh Khan also played the male lead role of Mohabbatein. The script of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is written by Aditya Chopra himself. So, it seems that the movie is going to be one of the biggest hits of 2008.

Following the success of Om Shanti Om, Deepika Padukone once said that she had been lucky enough to have started her filming career opposite a star like Shah Rukh Khan. Well, Sonam Kapoor may not have started her career opposite a star like Shah Rukh’s stature, but she created enough buzz with her natural acting talent in her debut film Saawariya under the direction of Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

Now, reports have it that Sonam Kapoor is also going to star opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Aditya Chopra’s Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. Yash Raj Films intended to star a 16-year old new girl in the female lead role of the move opposite Shah Rukh Khan. The production house operated a talent hunt program looking for a 16 year old newcomer with a combination of Punjabi looks and histrionic abilities. After interviewing hundreds of girls, Yash Raj Films failed to find out the right girl for the role. Then Sonam Kapoor came into the scene.

Sawf reported:

However, their efforts drew a blank, reports Mumbai Mirror, prompting Aditya Chopra to settle for a young and talented Punjabi girl that the whole country already knew and raved about – Sonam Kapoor.

Sonam’s father Anil Kapoor, himself a talented actor, was receptive to the idea, and several meetings later Sonam was on board.

Production of the film, that will be shot extensively in Greece, Australia and Dubai, will start in June – July for release by the end of 2008.

Sonam Kapoor is currently busy with her shooting schedule for Rakesh Omprakash Mehra’s film Delhi 6 opposite Abhishek Bachchan. Starring against Shah Rukh Khan could be a dream to many. Now, the dream comes true for Sonam Kapoor. Let us see if she can capitalize on it fully and brings out a break through for her career as Deepika Padukone did for herself.

It has been floating around Bollywood for some time. Aditya Chopra, one of the top ranking directors and son of famous director Yash Chopra, is going to direct Dhoom III. Aditya debuted as director with Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, one of the most successful films ever made in Bollywood. Planet Bollywood reports:

Although this is just some healthy speculation, the rumor-mill has it that the man to director Dhoom III is none other than Aditya Chopra. Undoubtedly, one of the most imfluential men in Bollywood, if this hunch turns to reality, Aditya would be waving the director’s baton after seven long years! His last directorial venture was 2000’s Mohabbatein. Remember ladies and gentlement, this is the same man who debuted with Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaayenge, to this day it remains an all-time classic in the hearts of millions of Bollywood lovers. So it’s safe to say that the expectations are multiplied in yet the third chapter of this high-flying action packed thriller.

Aditya is planning to cast Khan for the role of villain which was played by Hrithik in DhoomII. Aishwarya is also on his list.So far, Dhoom and DhoomII have been huge success. Aditya was the producer of these two movies. Now, he is going behind the camera. Once again he is going to shout LIGHTS CAMERA AAAND ACTION!!!