Actress Deepika Padukone
If things happen as expected, businessman-turned producer Ashok Khenny may well bring Bollywood actress Deepika padukone back to Kannada films. Deepika made her acting career debut wit the film Aishwarya opposite Upedra. The film was directd by Indrajith Lankesh. Ashok Khenny who has produced one film so far has three more ambitious projects on the anvil. Ashok says, “Deepika definitely going to be part of my ambitious project. We have been in touch with the actress. She has been involved in Bollywood with many project on ahnd. We have even made an offer to her and are waiting for her to confirm whether she cold be a part of it. She has responded positively. Im’m not sayig that she’s going to start work very soon. There is still a lot to be done from our side too. Scripting, star cast and production team are et to be finalized. Things are still in the primary stages. As soon we can wrap that we will make a public announcement,” says Khenny.
According to industry sourcs Deepika Padukone has been doing extremely well in Bollywood and commands a remuneration of over Rs 1.5 crore. “She has grown beyond cost barriers in the industry. In a span of time she has reached to such height with sheer dedication and passion for her work. I remember when she made her debut in the film Aishwarya, the media reported that she was paid Rs five lakh for her debut. A comparison of her remuneration from present shows how she has become,” says a source.
NICE (Nandi Infrastructre and Corridor Enterprise) chairman Ashok Khenny has some ambitious projects for Bollywood, including remaking Aishwarya into Hindi. “you will definitely get to see leading southern superstars in all of my mega ventures. As part of the project, actress Illeana will also be playing in the third project, which will be an action-suspense flick,” saysKhenny.
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