Deepika Padukone Wins Over Kareena Kapoor for Role in Karan Johar, Ekta Kapoor Film

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Deepika Padukone has signed Karan Johar and Ekta Kapoor joint production with Emraan Hashmi as the male lead after Kareena Kapoor declined it.
When the film was announced Kareena Kapoor's name was doing the rounds as the female lead, but it is rumored that the 31-year-old actress declined the film after Emraan's name was announced.
Deepika was considered to be an equally good choice for the role, but Kareena had a change of mind and wanted to come back on board. Unfortunately for the Kapoor girl, Deepika had been finalized by then.
A Balaji insider told TOI that Kareena had used her upcoming wedding as an excuse to not do the film, which coincided with dates she was pitched.
"It is strange Kareena was not happy with her role. She also told Ekta and Karan that her wedding would be around the same time they wanted to start shooting for the film. It's a heroine-oriented film, and Emraan is not the mainstay of the project. Deepika was so excited about her role that she agreed to it a couple of days before boarding the flight to Turkey, where she is currently shooting for Race 2."
The film will be a directorial debut of Akshay Roy.
"The film is an urban take on love - it is quirky, edgy and dramatic," says the insider.
Filming will start at the end of 2012.
What else can we say, Bebo's loss is Deepika's gain!