There are no prizes for guessing this one. Sudhir Mishra has zeroed in on the leading lady for his much talked about next Mehrunissa and it is Chitrangda, not Vidya Balan or Katrina Kaif as was rumoured earlier. Confirming the news, the director said, “The challenge for Chitrangda is to make her presence felt between two stalwarts namely Big B and Rishi Kapoor. Mehrunissa is a love story with two heroes and the girl, who is the catalyst.
I am sure Chitrangda will be able to create an eloquent space for herself.”
Rubbishing allegations of him playing favourites where Chitrangda is concerned, Mishra said, “I don’t see why such a big deal is made about my working with Chitrangda. She is a very talented actress, beautiful, focused, does her work wonderfully and then goes home. There is no baggage carried beyond the sets. Why is it that a director and an actress working together repeatedly draw such a response? When Priyadarshan and Akshay Kumar work together, no one questions their collaboration.”This will be Chitrangda’s third film with the director.