Deepika Padukone To Star In Anurag Basu's Imli After Kangana Ranaut's Exit?

Anurag Basu has back to back projects in the pipeline and he is currently busy with the filming of an untitled venture with Abhishek Bachchan and Rajkummar Rao which is being touted to the sequel to Life… In A Metro. His second film Imli is yet to go on floors as his leading lady Kangana Ranaut walked out on the project. Reports, however, suggest that Anurag Basu is now all set to sign Deepika Padukone for the film.

According to a report in Bollywood Hungama, Deepika Padukone is in talks with Anurag Basu and is still considering to be a part of Imli.  “Kangana Ranaut had walked out of filmmaker Anurag Basu’s forthcoming movie Imli citing difference in opinion. As the two of them couldn’t reunite after Gangster and Life In A Metro, the filmmaker has now approached Deepika Padukone to play the lead role in the film. As Deepika is busy with Chhapaak, the conversations between the filmmaker and the actress have been more than positive.”

Anurag Basu though had earlier refuted rumors of Kangana’s exit stating that the film was to go on floors in November but due to Kangana’s busy schedule with Manikarnika at the time it was not possible. Deepika Padukone, on the other hand, is presently filming for Meghna Gulzar’s Chhapaak which also stars Vikrant Messey.