The
thrills
behind
the
thriller
that
Anurag
Basu
is
making
for
Rakesh
Roshan
with
Hrithik
in
the
lead
are
getting
more
thrilling
than
the
film
itself.
The
hunt
for
the
leading
lady
for
Hrithik
is
getting
more
intense.
Several
names
had
been
put
forward.
Apparently
Rakesh
Roshan
who
is
very
close
to
Anil
Kapoor
and
very
fond
of
Sonam
wanted
to
cast
her.
But
Sonam,
frightfully
conscious
of
her
conservative
image
begged
off.
The
role
requires
the
girl
to
get
seriously
sexy
with
Hrithik.
Says
Hrithik,
"I'd
love
to
work
with
Sonam.
But
not
on
this
project.
The
role
doesn't
do
justice
to
her.
We're
looking
at
someone
from
abroad,
someone
Latin
American
or
Brazilian.
So
yeah,
in
that
sense
this
would
be
my
first
international
project." Director
Anurag
Basu
says
Sonam
doesn't
suit
the
role.
"We've
looked
at
many
names,
known
and
unknown
in
Bollywood.
But
that
'it'
factor
eludes
us.
I
am
getting
quite
jittery.
The
girl's
role
is
extremely
bold.
Actually
we've
decided
to
cast
someone
international,
preferably
Brazilian,
because
that's
the
personality
and
profile
of
the
leading
lady
in
my
film."
According
to
reliable
reports,
the
girl
chosen
for
the
part
is
the
Channel
V
model
Bruna
Abdullah.
Child
of
an
Arabian
mother
and
Brazilian
father
Bruna
has
been
stationed
in
Mumbai
waiting
for
Bollywood
to
happen.
She
performed
an
extremely
bold
item
song
for
Anubhav
Sinha's
Cash
recently.
Says
a
close
friend
of
the
Arabian-Brazilian
veejay-dancer,
"Bruna
is
extremely
uninhibited
before
the
camera.
That
is
why
she
was
brought
into
Channel
V
who
needed
a
girl
to
rival
the
international
looks,
personality,
and
body
language
of
MTV's
veejay
Mia.
Bruna
has
her
eyes
set
on
Bollywood.
Anubhav's
item
song
was
her
stepping-stone.
Anurag's
film
with
Hrithik
is
her
next
big
move."
However
the
director
denies
Bruna
has
been
penciled
in
for
the
Hrithik
project.
"I
don't
deny
meeting
her,
like
we've
met
so
many
other
girls
for
the
part.
But
Bruna
hasn't
been
finalized.
But
it'll
surely
be
an
international
face."
Adds
Rakesh
Roshan,
"It'll
be
a
Spanish
-speaking
girl.
We
want
to
show
love
has
no
barriers."
Story first published: Friday, February 1, 2008, 20:34 [IST]