Subhash K Jha (DNA; May 7, 2015)

Remember Nihar Pandya? The aspiring actor best known for dating and being in a live-in relationship with Deepika Padukone, will now make his Bollywood debut in a film directed by Dhanush’s elder brother Selvaraghavan.

Selva is now all set to remake one of his Dhanush-starrers in Hindi, written by Krish (the director of Gabbar Is Back). Says a source, “Selva has had an interesting if chequered career in Tamil cinema. He is ready for Hindi cinema with a remake of his own Tamil film Kaadhan Kondein, though on his own terms.”

Says the source, “Selvaraghavan didn’t want to repeat the leading man in the remake. He will certainly work with Dhanush later. But he’s making his Hindi debut with Nihar Pandya in the lead.”

While Hollywood production Marigold was Nihar’s feature debut, the role was nothing more than a ‘friendly appearance’.