MUMBAI: Deepika Padukone has been selected by Prakash Jha to play Amitabh Bachchan's daughter in upcoming film Aarakshan.Two other leading actresses were being considered for the part. And initially, Jha even thought of casting a newcomer. What clinched the role for Padukone was her height and demeanour, reveals a source.
This will be Deepika's first film with both Prakash Jha and Big B. Shooting begins in Bhopal soon. Interestingly, it is also the location where Jha based his last film Raajneeti featuring the actress' ex, Ranbir Kapoor.
How he zeroed in on Deepika is quite a story. "I began to flesh out the part, make it more dramatic.
That's when I thought of Deepika in the role of Bachchan Saab's daughter. They're both tall and look quite like father and daughter.
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