Deepika Padukone too busy for Salman Khan
Over the past week or so, Deepika Padukone has been in the news for being approached to play the female lead opposite Salman Khan in the upcoming film, Kick. But now, although Deepika is almost confirmed for Sajid Nadiadwala’s debut directorial venture, her dates are still proving to be an issue.
Sajid wants Deepika to block four months (from August-November) for Kick, but due to her other commitments, she can only offer dates in slots of 10 to 15 days at a time. And that is proving to be the final hurdle before everything is made official,says an insider, close to the film unit.
Otherwise too, Salman’s dates are priority for the producer. You can’t possibly ask Salman to alter his working manner to fit another actor’s dates. Also factors like bad weather conditions or health issues also have to be taken into consideration as they too can put the film on hold or delay the shoot. The makers have to keep these aspects in mind,adds the insider.
We have also been informed that Deepika – who is currently busy shooting for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Ram Leela, Ayan Mukerji’s Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and Rohit Shetty’s Chennai Express – has told Sajid that she eagerly wants to be part of Kick.
Even Sajid wants Deepika to act in the film, mainly because she has never been paired opposite Salman before this, adds the insider.
The Cocktail (2012) actor, on her part, has also insisted in the past that she would love to work with Salman. When contacted, Sajid says, Talks are still in progress. So it’s too early for me to comment.
Aarakshan
Aarakshan (transl. ’Reservation’) is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language drama film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Manoj Bajpayee, Deepika Padukone, and Prateik Babbar. Directed by Prakash Jha, the film is a socio-political drama based on the controversial policy of caste based reservations in Indian government jobs and educational institutions. The film was released on 12 August 2011 to mostly mixed reviews. It was an average success at the box office.
Aarakshan Production
Shooting began on 15 January 2011. Director Prakash Jha finished casting but the male lead was not finalised. Ajay Devgan was first considered for the role, however Ajay had many other projects in hand, including Golmaal 3 and Singham. So Jha decided to cast Saif Ali Khan. Khan found it very hard to juggle between two films at once because he had to learn Sanskrit for his role in the film. Bachchan and Saif Ali Khan learnt teaching skills in mathematics from Bihar’s Super 30 founder Anand Kumar. Most of the film’s shooting took place in Minal Residency, Oriental College, Upper Lake in Bhopal. The shooting finished in early March 2011.
Aarakshan soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Shankar Ehsaan Loy. The album consists of six tracks. The soundtrack features the vocal talents of Mohit Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Raman Mahadevan, Shankar Mahadevan and classical singer Channulal Mishra. The concept of the song “Kaun Si Dor” was from Prasoon Joshi, the songwriter of the album who came up with the first lines of the song. The trio then went on to develop the song and roped in Channulal Mishra, who agreed to sing the song as per their request. The soundtrack was released on 11 July 2011.
Hindustan Times – Mumbai, January 11, 2013
