If all goes well, Hollywood stunner Penelope Cruz will rub shoulders with Hrithik Roshan in Rakesh Roshan’s upcoming film. The film will be directed by Anurag Basu. Rakesh and Anurag are already in advanced talks with Penelope in Los Angeles. The duo left Mumbai on Thursday.
Says an insider, “The role requires a very beautiful foreigner. Both Rakesh and his son Hrithik felt that Penelope would fit the bill perfectly. They spoke to Anurag about it, who seconded the idea. Thereafter, Rakesh Roshan’s company got in touch with Penelope’s office in LA.”
Confirming the story, Shammi, executive producer of the film, says, “Yes, Rakeshji and Anurag are in Los Angeles and had a meeting with Penelope. We haven’t signed her yet, though.”
Rakesh and Hrithik signed Anurag as the film’s director as they liked Metro, which was directed by Anurag. The film-maker shot to fame with the Kangana Ranaut-Emraan Hashmi-Shiney Ahuja starrer Gangster .
The new Hrithik starrer is an action romance, which is expected to hit the floors by the middle of this year.
Penelope has appeared in a number of Spanish, French, English, Italian and Portugese films. In 2006, Cruz received favourable reviews for her performance in Pedro Almodóvar’s Volver. Her performance in the film also won her a Best Actress ensemble award at the Cannes Film Festival as well as nominations for an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and BAFTA Award.
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