Asira Tarannum (MID-DAY; January 8, 2014)

Love is said to make the world go round and if you work in the film industry, it can also help you bag a film project. At least that’s what it looks like if the latest news on the grapevine is anything to go by. Industry insiders say that director Raj Kumar Gupta is going all out and making a film for Myra Karn, best known for playing Jessica in his film, No One Killed Jessica. The two are rumoured to be romantically involved for quite some time now, and it looks like Raj Kumar is gung ho about offering his girlfriend a launchpad with his next film.

Not surprisingly, Myra will be playing the lead role in the film. On his part, Raj Kumar says that it’s still too early to talk about the project. “Right now I am working on the script, so a lot depends on what shape the script will take. I can speak more only once I am done writing,” he says. Ask him about Myra being his love interest and the filmmaker remains nonchalant. “I don’t want to comment on it,” comes the reply. Raj Kumar Gupta’s last film, Ghanchakkar, had Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan leading the cast and it fared below expectations at the box-office.