Deepika
Padukone
is
not
the
only
one
who
has
cashed
on
the
success
of
Om
Shanti
Om.
Her
ex
beau
Nihar
Pandya
is
all
set
to
follow
her
into
filmdom.
Both
Deepika
and
Nihar
started
their
career
as
models
but
Deepika
took
a
stride
forward
and
had
a
dream
debut
opposite
Shahrukh
Khan
leaving
Nihar
behind.
All
that
is
about
to
change
when
director
Prashant
Chadha
casts
Nihar
in
his
upcoming
movie.
Nihar
and
Deepika
had
starred
in
Himesh
Reshammiya's
music
videos.
Deepika
was
seen
in
the
Aap
Kaa
Surroor
video
which
was
later
made
into
a
movie
directed
by
Prashant
Chadha.
Nihar
had
played
a
had
played
a
cameo
in
Salman
Khan
starer
Marigold.
This
time
around
the
Nihar
will
be
playing
a
more
substantial
role.
Nihar
and
Deepika
had
broken
up
just
before
the
actress
started
working
on
Om
Shanti
Om.
After
its
success
Deepika
Padukone
had
dated
cricketers
M
S
Dhoni
and
Yuvraj
Singh
for
a
short
while
before
reuniting
with
Ranbir
Kapoor.
The
two
stars
have
declared
their
love
for
each
other
and
will
be
next
seen
in
Bachna
Ae
Haseeno.
Story first published: Wednesday, July 16, 2008, 15:11 [IST]