After making heads turn for her stellar performance in 'xXx: Return of Xander Cage', Deepika Padukone has topped over Priyanka Chopra for Siddharth Anand's Indo-China love story featuring Chinese actor Deng Chao. If reports are believed, Dippy has given her nod to the project.
Speaking to the press, Siddharth said, "Yes, it's a cross-cultural romance set in Beijing. I'm excited to explore and showcase another culture through this film. Our Chinese producers have suggested Deng Chao's name but we will take a final call when I visit China." When asked if he would prefer casting Deepika Padukone or Priyanka Chopra in the movie, he quickly stated, "The film will have an A-list actress who already has an international presence, so it could possibly be one of them." And now it seems, Deepika Padukone has made it.
Just last year, it was reported that Anand, along with Kabir Khan, had been roped in to helm two Indo-Chinese co-productions backed by Eros International's franchise feature film studio Trinity Pictures. The co-productions are with Chinese film companies Peacock Mountain Culture & Media Ltd and Huaxia Film Distribution Co Ltd.
Anand's cross-cultural romantic comedy 'Love in Beijing' (working title), and Khan's travel drama 'The Zookeeper' (working title), will be released in 2018.
