Among
the
whole
bunch
of
girls
who
acted
in
Chak
De
India
alongside
Shahrukh
Khan,
probably
the
one
who
managed
to
draw
maximum
eyeballs
was
Sagarika
Ghatge.
Sagarika,
who
played
the
gutsy
character
of
Preeti
Sabarwal,
also
emerged
as
the
highest
goal-scorer
in
the
film.
Now
it
seems
Sagarika
has
managed
to
strike
a
goal
in
her
real
life
too.
The
actress
has
been
signed
by
Percept
Picture
Company
for
their
film
Raftaar
(working
title).
The
film
is
directed
by
noted
ad
film
maker
Shamin
Desai.
Sagarika
will
be
paired
opposite
serial-kisser
Emraan
Hashmi
in
the
film.
What
is
interesting
is
the
fact
that
the
role
which
Sagarika
has
been
signed
for
was
to
be
originally
played
by
Esha
Deol.
Sarita
Patil,
Head
of
feature
films
at
Percept
Picture
Company
said,
"Yes
we
have
signed
Sagarika
for
Raftaar.
She
has
replaced
Esha
Deol
as
we
couldn't
agree
on
the
price.
After
things
didn't
work
out
with
Esha,
we
had
a
couple
of
options
in
mind
and
our
director
Shamin
had
seen
Sagarika's
work
in
Chak
De
India
and
felt
she
would
fit
the
part.
Sagarika's
is
a
full-fledged
lead
role
opposite
Emraan
Hashmi."
The
film
also
stars
Neha
Dhupia
and
Aditya
Panscholi
in
prominent
roles.
Shooting
for
the
film
is
currently
underway
in
Kuala
Lumpur
and
the
film
is
expected
to
release
sometime
early
next
year
(2009).