Kareena perfect choice for Heroine, says Priyanka

Priyanka Chopra admits Madhur Bhandarkar offered his most ambitious project Heroine to her, but she couldn't accept it due to its streak of similarity with Fashion. However, she is sure Kareena Kapoor will do full justice to the role.

"Madhur and I did talk about Heroine. For me, however, it would have been like a Bollywood version of Fashion. Kareena is the perfect choice. She's such a brilliant actor," Priyanka told ETC's "Bollywood Business" host and trade analyst Komal Nahta on his show.

"As a filmmaker, Madhur brings out the best in any actor, and Kareena's such a superior one," she added on the episode to be aired Wednesday.

Both the actresses shared the screen in hit movie Aitraaz.

Aishwarya Rai was the original choice for Heroine, which narrates the journey of a once successful film actress whose career is on the decline.

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'Heroine will be a landmark in Kareena's career'

Madhur Bhandarkar's ambitious project Heroine is back on track with Kareena Kapoor stepping into the shoes of actress Aishwarya Rai as the lead actor and the filmmaker says the movie will be a landmark movie in Bebo's career.

"She (Kareena) is a great star. We have always talked about working together and even discussed a lot of films but nothing Kareenamaterialized. But Heroine is a great script and a great story. I am sure it will be a landmark cinema in Kareena's career," said Bhandarkar at the red carpet of Airtel Super Star Awards.

Bhandarkar's film hit a roadblock after Aishwarya opted out of the project following her pregnancy. Ash gave birth to a baby girl on Wednesday.

The filmmaker hopes the film doesn't get into any other problem.

"Heroine is basically a journey in a heroine's life in the contemporary world. It's going to portray how an actress reaches the top and how her life goes through ups and downs. There are lot of catharsis and traumas shown in the film," said Bhandarkar, known for making films like Page 3, Fashion and Traffic Signal.

"Right now, the film is on track and shooting will start November end and we will finish by March-April. Hope you all like it," he added.

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