Devika Bhagat, who wrote the fiercely contemporary Bachna Ae Heseeno as a Ranbir Kapoor vehicle has been roped in by producer-papa Anil Kapoor to give his daughter Sonam Kapoor an ultra-chic image in Ayesha.
Yes it's official. Anil Kapoor's adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma has been rechristened Ayesha in Hindi.
And though the project's official spokespersons would have us believe that "nothing is finalised yet", the Desi Emma is all set to roll in April.
While Abhay Deol has been cast as the man who will secretly love Ayesha until the end, newcomer Arunodoy Singh is the Victorian Casanova whom Emma will chase till kingdom come.
Daddy, for reel?
An interesting bit of casting rumour is of Anil Kapoor playing Sonam's father in the film as well. It's reliably learnt that Anil Kapoor is reluctant to be cast as his daughter's father at a time whem he's playing the lead with the likes of Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif.
The most interesting aspect of the desi version of Emma would be its translocation from 19th century England to the present-day metropolis.
After two back-to-back films (Saawariya and Delhi 6) that required her to romp largely in an ethnic salwar-kameez kind of sartorial grace, Ayesha will finally see Sonam blossom into the diva-avatar that she has so passionately assumed in recent months for magazine covers.
Says a source, "Though Sonam is happy to have been seen mainly as a tradition-bound girl in her first two films, she's itching to break free of the desi good-girl image.
Ayesha will be her first stab at an ultra-chic role."
Interestingly, like Ranbir in Bachna Ae Haseeno, Sonam will have three men played by Abhay Deol, Arunoday Singh and veejay Cyrus Sahukar pursuing her in Ayesha.
Yes it's official. Anil Kapoor's adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma has been rechristened Ayesha in Hindi.
And though the project's official spokespersons would have us believe that "nothing is finalised yet", the Desi Emma is all set to roll in April.
While Abhay Deol has been cast as the man who will secretly love Ayesha until the end, newcomer Arunodoy Singh is the Victorian Casanova whom Emma will chase till kingdom come.
Daddy, for reel?
An interesting bit of casting rumour is of Anil Kapoor playing Sonam's father in the film as well. It's reliably learnt that Anil Kapoor is reluctant to be cast as his daughter's father at a time whem he's playing the lead with the likes of Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif.
The most interesting aspect of the desi version of Emma would be its translocation from 19th century England to the present-day metropolis.
After two back-to-back films (Saawariya and Delhi 6) that required her to romp largely in an ethnic salwar-kameez kind of sartorial grace, Ayesha will finally see Sonam blossom into the diva-avatar that she has so passionately assumed in recent months for magazine covers.
Says a source, "Though Sonam is happy to have been seen mainly as a tradition-bound girl in her first two films, she's itching to break free of the desi good-girl image.
Ayesha will be her first stab at an ultra-chic role."
Interestingly, like Ranbir in Bachna Ae Haseeno, Sonam will have three men played by Abhay Deol, Arunoday Singh and veejay Cyrus Sahukar pursuing her in Ayesha.
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