With
some
of
the
senior
(not
age-wise)
heroines,
moving
on
to
more
mature
roles,
there
is
a
genuine
paucity
of
leading
ladies
in
Bollywood.
Thankfully,
the
year
has
seen
two
promising
newcomers,
with
good
histrionic
capabilities
and
stunning
screen
presence.
Obviously
we
are
referring
to
Sonam
Kapoor
and
Deepika
Padukone.
While
the
'Sakina'
of
Saawariya
has
bagged
a
plush
role
opposite
Abhishek
Bachchan
in
Rakeysh
Mehra's
Dilli
6,
her
compatriot,
'Shanti'
of
Om
Shanti
Om,
has
three
good
projects
lined
up.
And
the
lady
confirms
all
three.
The
first
project
that
she
will
shoot
for
(from
next
month)
is
Nikhil
Advani's
Chandni
Chowk
To
China,
opposite
Akhshay
Kumar.
After
that
it
will
be
the
Yash
Raj
project
with
Ranbir
Kapoor.
The
third
one
(in
the
pipeline)
is
with
the
'Chotey
Nawab',
Saif
Ali
Khan.
Way
to
go
Deepika!
Story first published: Monday, December 17, 2007, 12:25 [IST]