Rekha to bag Fitoor after Sridevi refuses to play Miss Havisham's role?
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Vickey Lalwani (MUMBAI MIRROR; January 28, 2014)
Not so long ago, Sridevi was asked to play a significant character in Abhishek Kapoor's Katrina Kaif-Aditya Roy Kapur starrer Fitoor, an adaptation of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations.
The actress
who made a comeback with English Vinglish was reportedly being
considered for the role of the cold hearted, halfcrazy, rich spinster
Miss Havisham, who inhabits a dilapidated mansion dressed in her faded
wedding gown. But though the part is pivotal to the story, perhaps it
was the shades of grey that made Sridevi stay away. Also, the role
required the glamorous actress to look much older and that reportedly
prompted her to reject the offer.
Now, Mirror has it that the filmmakers have approached Rekha with the role of the wealthy dowager. And according to a source close to the development,"Rekha has consented in principle but has yet to sign on the dotted line."
Fitoor has already undergone a major change in cast. Sushant Singh, who was signed to play Pip had to leave the project because the dates clashed with Shekhar Kapur's Paani. The role has now gone to Aditya. Abhishek plans to put his ambitious project on the floors sometime later this year.
Not so long ago, Sridevi was asked to play a significant character in Abhishek Kapoor's Katrina Kaif-Aditya Roy Kapur starrer Fitoor, an adaptation of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations.
The actress
who made a comeback with English Vinglish was reportedly being
considered for the role of the cold hearted, halfcrazy, rich spinster
Miss Havisham, who inhabits a dilapidated mansion dressed in her faded
wedding gown. But though the part is pivotal to the story, perhaps it
was the shades of grey that made Sridevi stay away. Also, the role
required the glamorous actress to look much older and that reportedly
prompted her to reject the offer. Now, Mirror has it that the filmmakers have approached Rekha with the role of the wealthy dowager. And according to a source close to the development,"Rekha has consented in principle but has yet to sign on the dotted line."
Fitoor has already undergone a major change in cast. Sushant Singh, who was signed to play Pip had to leave the project because the dates clashed with Shekhar Kapur's Paani. The role has now gone to Aditya. Abhishek plans to put his ambitious project on the floors sometime later this year.
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