Avinash Lohana (MUMBAI MIRROR; February 21, 2018)

Mirror (January 18) was the first to report that after her 2016 film Pink which had sparked a nationwide dialogue around girl power and consent, Taapsee Pannu is gearing up for another author-backed role in a two-heroine project, Womaniya, which traces the life and success story of two shooters. Now, Mirror has learnt that Kriti Sanon has been approached for the other role.

“Kriti has heard the script and liked it. Both actresses will play 60-yearolds in certain portions of the film as the story is told in flashback. They will be required to train before the film rolls towards the middle of this year,” informs a source close to the development. Being produced by Madhu Mantena, Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane and Vikas Bahl, it will be introducing a new director and is inspired by the real-life stories of several women professional shooters.

While Taapsee is already filming Manmarziyaan with Anurag Kashyap in Amritsar, a love story also featuring Abhishek Bachchan and Vicky Kaushal, this will be Kriti’s first collaboration with the production house. The Bareilly Ki Barfi actress is presently filming for Dinesh Vijan’s Arjun Patiala in Chandigarh with Diljit Dosanjh and Varun Sharma.

Kriti, Anurag and Madhu chose not to respond to our texts.