Reportedly, Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif were both being considered for the project. And now, Mumbai Mirror has learnt that Bebo has won the battle.

Kareena, who had reportedly opted out of two major projects - Rohit Shetty's Chennai Express and Milan Luthria's Once upon A Time In Mumbaai Part 2 recently, surely had bigger plans up her sleeve. A source close to the film told the newspaper, "Kareena has bagged a very big role in this film.

Currently, she is Karan's favourite. He was very happy with her performance in Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, directed by Shakun Batra.

" In fact, Karan and Ekta have apparently had plans to work together for a very long time. The film that has finally realised their dream will be directed by newbie Akshay Roy.

It will go on floors by December, this year. Karan and Ekta, who have been meeting rather frequently to discuss the film, plan to finish the casting of their co-production by the end of this month.

Our source revealed, "Both Balaji and Dharma are considering Emraan Hashmi for the male lead. In fact, Emraan has recently signed his first Dharma production to be directed by Rensil D'Silva.

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Reportedly, Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif were both being considered for the project. And now, Mumbai Mirror has learnt that Bebo has won the battle.

Kareena, who had reportedly opted out of two major projects - Rohit Shetty's Chennai Express and Milan Luthria's Once upon A Time In Mumbaai Part 2 recently, surely had bigger plans up her sleeve. A source close to the film told the newspaper, "Kareena has bagged a very big role in this film.

Currently, she is Karan's favourite. He was very happy with her performance in Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, directed by Shakun Batra.

" In fact, Karan and Ekta have apparently had plans to work together for a very long time. The film that has finally realised their dream will be directed by newbie Akshay Roy.

It will go on floors by December, this year. Karan and Ekta, who have been meeting rather frequently to discuss the film, plan to finish the casting of their co-production by the end of this month.

Our source revealed, "Both Balaji and Dharma are considering Emraan Hashmi for the male lead. In fact, Emraan has recently signed his first Dharma production to be directed by Rensil D'Silva.

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The actor bumped into Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia, who were present at the hotel for an event, and bonded with the couple. He asked Riteish to speak to a friend in Marathi over the phone.

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In the past Kohli has done a series of ads with Genelia D'souza. Talking about the shoot with Rohit, Virat said, "I liked the freshness of the creative they had in mind, and that the ad would be directed by Rohit Dhawan was a bonus since I loved Desi Boyz.

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An enraged Rohit was all ready to step out and give the driver a piece of his mind when the driver defused the situation by saying, "I know you! You are the " Singham " director . I loved your film.

" Rohit dismissed the incident as a small one. "It was a small dent on the door.

I was upset, but he said sorry even though it wasn't his fault and he was driving slowly. We resolved the matter then and there.

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Sanjay, who has as many as eight tattoos, reportedly convinced Ajay to get inked while shooting for "All The Best". Post this, celebrity stylist Hakim Aalim had flown down to Goa to tattoo Ajay during the shooting of "Golmaal".

Ajay has a tattoo of his daughter Nysa's name and an image of lord Shiva on the left side of his chest. The latter is the same tattoo he displayed in " Singham ".

It was Ajay's magnificent tattoo design that tempted Shetty to get inked on the arm (less)

After planning nine projects in the year and then taking on the challenge of judging the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa, the filmmaker is now ready to unite with another hitmaker of B'town. Mirror has learnt that KJo's Dharma Productions has joined hands with Rohit 'Golmaal' Shetty for a film that goes on floors next year.

Karan Johar confirmed the news and said, "Dharma Productions and Rohit Shetty will come together. All of us in the company are really excited about this association.

Rohit is an extremely talented mainstream filmmaker and I am sure, together we will make a very special film." When contacted, Rohit Shetty too confirmed the news.

He added, "I have immense respect for Karan's father. He is an excellent director himself and a director's producer.

We have met and finalised that we would be doing a film soon. We will decide the set up and other details very soon.

I am sure it will be a great experience." Needless to say, Rohit, after a string of hits including the successful Golmaal series and Ajay Devgn starrer Singham, has become one of the most sought after directors in the Hindi cinema industry.

"Rohit is commanding a price and respect like few others in the industry today. His success has not gone unnoticed.

And now, he has been signed by Karan Johar to make a film," said a source. The source revealed that Karan and Rohit have been in touch for a while now.

"Rohit was busy with the shoot of his film Bol Bachchan. Karan too was busy with his directorial Student Of The Year.

However, on Sunday night, after Karan returned from his outdoor schedule in Bangkok , they signed the deal," added the source. The casting of the film is yet to be finalised.

"Dharma Productions will be producing he film and Rohit will be directing it, since he had always been clear about not wanting to get into production as of now," the source told us (less)

Kala Ghoda , set in the Mumbai underbelly, will be shot in real time on actual locations and promises some real action. "It's the story of two cops, one hard-nosed no-nonsense and volatile played by John and the other a goofy ineffectual bumbling cop, played by Kunaal Roy Kapoor, who come together under trying circumstances for one night of relentless action in Mumbai," said Aditya, who is Bimal Roy's grandson and director Basu Bhattacharya's son.

The film goes on the floors at the end of the year and involves situations that come straight out of the record books of real-life police stations. The director admits he was initially reluctant to get into the project.

" Kala Ghoda is a authentic cops film. And my catchline for the film would be 'No Gun No Fun'.

I was a bit hesitant. It was John's exuberance and energy level that convinced me," said Bhattacharya.

"His homework for the role is incredible. I come from a sensibility different from the archetypal 'Bollywood' cinema.

I felt John and I coming together to do a film would be as odd as John and Kunaal Roy Kapoor's characters in Kala Ghoda coming together. "But John's dedication to the film has convinced me that 'Bollywood' no longer exists.

It is a state of mind where the walls have dissolved and a misfit like me has a place here," he added. John, who will produce the film, conceives it as a low-budget gritty independent film, meant for a specific target audience.

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Producer Siddharth Jain said, "Okay, we're auditioning for a film. But that's all I can tell you at the moment.

" Further probing revealed Kunal's direct involvement in the proceedings. "Kunaal is directing a horror thriller called 'Pool' for Siddharth Jain.

It's like one of those Japanese horror films with lots of girls in swimming clothes screaming blue murder," said a source. "Siddharth wants 'Pool' to scare audiences away from swimming pools just as Steven Spielberg's 'Jaws' had scared people off the beaches and the oceans," he added.

Kunal stepped into showbiz first as a director . He directed the little-seen Konkona Sensharma-starrer titled "Shall We Tell The President".

And then he took to acting. Post "Delhi Belly", he got several film offers but direction remains his first love.

"Pool" is expected to feature 12 new females. Asked about his tryst with direction, Kunal said, "I am very excited about this film.

I've managed to juggle my dates to fit in pre-production and the shooting. But it's going to be a packed year for me.

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