Priyanka Chopra's singing ambitions play spoilsport to Ileana's B-Town dreams.
There are rumours doing the rounds that Priyanka Chopra's monthlong stay in Los Angeles in connection with her first international music album has affected the schedule of Anurag Basu's Barfee. Barfee is also meant to be Ileana D'Cruz's launch film in Hindi. She is playing the interesting third angle in this thriller with Ranbir Kapoor and PC. Now Ileana's Hindi film debut stands deferred, for no real fault of hers.
A trade source says, "Basu reportedly has one schedule in
Hong Kong and some other talkie portion still left. Priyanka's going away to LA for a month has taken its toll on Barfee. Some date adjustments had to be made. The film will now come in mid 2012."
That means Bollywood will get a taste of Ileana only around June-July 2012. The No 1 girl from Kollywood will have to wait patiently for for nearly seven months to make her Hindi film splash.
Siddharth Roy Kapur, CEO, UTV Motion Pictures however denies that Priyanka left Barfee in the lurch. Says he, "I don't know where these stories of Priyanka not giving Barfee priority are coming from. PC has been very open with us about her professional commitments be it her album or her movies. She hasn't delayed our film."
Asked whether Ileana is under exclusive contract to UTV till Barfee releases, Siddharth says, "We have a two-film contract with her. However she is not under exclusive contract and is free to do other Hindi movies."
Trade sources however say that Anurag Basu does want Barfee to be Ileana's launch vehicle in Bollywood. So she will have to wait it out till mid 2012.
There are strong reports that she is already being considered for another big project by UTV. And though she is likely to start shooting for her second film before Barfee releases; she will make her Bollywood debut opposite Ranbir.
Incidentally, Madhur Bhandarkar has squashed all rumours of him considering Ileana for a role in the Kareena Kapoor film Heroine.
Says a source close to Madhur, "Heroine has just one very strong female character and that is Kareena's. Ileana is not under consideration here."
A trade source says, "Basu reportedly has one schedule in
Hong Kong and some other talkie portion still left. Priyanka's going away to LA for a month has taken its toll on Barfee. Some date adjustments had to be made. The film will now come in mid 2012."
That means Bollywood will get a taste of Ileana only around June-July 2012. The No 1 girl from Kollywood will have to wait patiently for for nearly seven months to make her Hindi film splash.
Siddharth Roy Kapur, CEO, UTV Motion Pictures however denies that Priyanka left Barfee in the lurch. Says he, "I don't know where these stories of Priyanka not giving Barfee priority are coming from. PC has been very open with us about her professional commitments be it her album or her movies. She hasn't delayed our film."
Asked whether Ileana is under exclusive contract to UTV till Barfee releases, Siddharth says, "We have a two-film contract with her. However she is not under exclusive contract and is free to do other Hindi movies."
Trade sources however say that Anurag Basu does want Barfee to be Ileana's launch vehicle in Bollywood. So she will have to wait it out till mid 2012.
There are strong reports that she is already being considered for another big project by UTV. And though she is likely to start shooting for her second film before Barfee releases; she will make her Bollywood debut opposite Ranbir.
Incidentally, Madhur Bhandarkar has squashed all rumours of him considering Ileana for a role in the Kareena Kapoor film Heroine.
Says a source close to Madhur, "Heroine has just one very strong female character and that is Kareena's. Ileana is not under consideration here."
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