Just a few flicks old, B-town lissome lass Sonam Kapoor is making the right moves in showbiz by taking Bollywood by storm.
After winning accolades for her notable performance in flicks like ‘Saawariya’ and ‘Delhi 6’, Sonam has become a significant part of those new A-grade actors who are being considered for plum roles now.
According to latest Bollywood gossip, Sonam Kapoor is all set to play ‘Sahibaan’ in a silver screen adaptation of ‘Mirza-Sahibaan’, to be made by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra.
Of late, the film industry has seen many onscreen adaptations of renowned romances in Punjabi and Hindi like ‘Sohni-Mahiwal’, ‘Heer-Ranjha’ and ‘Laila-Majnu’ but, so far no Hindi flick was made on the love story of ‘Mirza-Sahibaan’.
According to a source, “the idea of making ‘Sahibaan’ came to Rakeysh during the shoot of ‘Delhi 6’ as, Rakeysh would address Sonam as `Bittu`, the character she played in ‘Delhi 6’. Then suddenly one day he started calling Sonam `Sahibaan`. At first Sonam was baffled by this new name from Rakeysh who would pamper her to no end. But as the historical perspective and the literary antecedents of the character began to seep in, Sonam grew excited about the project and began to pester Rakeysh about the project.”
Apparently, the fact that Sonam was dressed in elaborate costumes in her debut flick ‘Saawariya’ gave Rakeysh the idea that his `Bittu` could indeed be his `Sahibaan`.
The actor playing the role of ‘Mirza’ is yet unknown, but rumours have it that actor Abhishek Bachchan will play Sahibaan’s lover.
When enquired, Rakeysh Mehra confirmed the project and said, "I still have to get down to writing it."
