After
having
cast
the
teenage
heartthrob
Shahid
Kapoor
as
the
'Ranjha'
in
his
next
film
titled
Heer
And
Ranjha,
director
Sabbir
Khan
has
pulled
off
a
casting
coup
by
roping
in
Deepika
Padukone
as
'Heer'.
Sabbir
said,
"Once
I
finished
scripting,
I
felt
that
the
Heer's
part
needed
somebody,
who
is
young
and
dynamic,
as
it's
totally
an
author-backed
role.
At
the
same
time,
that
person
should
have
vulnerability
as
well
as
emotional
depth.
With
so
much
in
mind,
I
just
couldn't
see
anybody
beyond
Deepika
for
the
role,
as
I
feel
that
she
is
one
of
the
finest
female
actors
among
the
Gen-Next's
brigade."
Sabbir
also
added,
"Casting
this
pair
together
was
due
to
the
fact
that,
this
was
one
pair,
which
was
everybody's
unanimous
decision.
To
have
Deepika
as
Heer
and
Shahid
as
Ranjha,
the
film
is
nothing
short
of
being
fantastic.
Everybody
is
excited
to
see
the
pair
together!"
Since
it's
a
romantic
story
being
retold,
music
will
play
prominence
in
the
film.
Talking
about
the
music
of
Heer
And
Ranjha,
Sabbir
reveals,
"Music
is
indeed
a
very
integral
part
of
this
film.
And
I
am
so
very
happy
to
have
Pritam
on
board
for
it.
There
are
6
songs
in
the
film.
The
core
of
the
music
will
be
romance...
Music
that
will
depict
that
it's
a
love
story,
at
the
same
time
it'll
be
contemporary.
The
music
of
this
film
will
surely
have
lots
of
soul
with
a
lot
of
modernity."
The
shooting
of
Heer
And
Ranjha
will
begin
in
April
2011.
Story first published: Wednesday, November 3, 2010, 15:49 [IST]