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The news is that director Kalpana Lajmi, who wrote the script of the movie ‘Singhasan’ keeping in mind Aishwarya Rai for the role of politician, now wants to make it with Deepika Padukone. deepika22-12-238×300 Deepika Padukone replaces Ashwarya Rai in Kalpana Lajmi’s film ‘Singhasan’ Kalpana stated that my uncle Guru Dutt was settled in Bangalore and so is Deepika’s father Prakash Padukone. Deepika Padukone is related to me. Although Deepika doesn’t know about it but she knows about me.Talking about her bond with Deepika Padukone, she stated, “Deepika Padukone and I are Saraswat Brahmins. Her family and mine can be traced back to Kashmir. We’re basically turned out Kashmiri pundits who migrated to Bangalore.”She further added, “I saw Deepika in ‘Om Shanti Om’ and ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’ and found her to have excellent qualities. I don’t think any other actress today has that quality. I was once planning to give the role of a politician to Aishwarya in the film ‘Singhasan’ but now Deepika Padukone will do that role.”
However it is said that Deepika Padukone has not given her consent. Kalpana said, “Why should she? I’m a down-and-out filmmaker. I haven’t put a project together in the last three years because of various reasons. A filmmaker like me suffers a double disadvantage by being a woman.”
“I am proud of AASHAYEIN and wish that the world sees it soon”, beams John Abraham as he moves on from his recent success DOSTANA and looks forward to his next release that is helmed by Nagesh Kukunoor. While in DOSTANA, John did well in role of a happy–go–lucky man who ‘pretended’ to be a gay, AASHAYEIN sees him portraying a sensitive character.”I play the role of a compulsive gambler who wins quite a fortune from a bet but soon realizes that he won’t be able to enjoy the riches since he has only 90 days to live”, reveals John about the part that he plays as a central protagonist in AASHAYEIN.What happens during the last days of his life forms the crux of the film as he is checks himself in a hospital where he meets a variety of inmates who change his outlook on life. How he rises above his own needs and lives life to the fullest while learning from the courage of those around him is his journey that goes by the name of AASHAYEIN.John admits that AASHAYEIN touched his heart in a big way. “When Nagesh narrated the script to me, I knew there and then that I had to be a part of it. I would have wept so many times while going through the script of AASHAYEIN. It is a very sensitive film and I believe everyone should watch it at least once to learn a new meaning of living life.”
Well, it so seems that not too long ago, there were reports of how Aishwarya had flown in to Mumbai just for a day to be with her father on his birthday. The actress was shooting in Kerala for Mani Ratnam’s film and apparently the moment the director got to know that it was a special day for Ash, he simply let her go. In fact, certain reports in the media went on and on about what she wanted to do all day, how important it was for her to be with her father etc etc. But what not too many people know is that Ash was spotted the very same day shooting for an ad for a luxury watch brand she endorses. She was in fact seen stepping out at around afternoon, from the south Mumbai studio.
