TV
film
producer
Ekta
Kapoor
has
been
offered
the
female
lead
in
a
film
by
Nikhil
Saini.
She
will
be
starring
opposite
filmmaker
Anurag
Kashyap.
Says
a
source
in
Balaji
Telefilms,
"Though
Ekta
has
played
herself
in
her
brother
Tusshar
Kapoor's
film
C
Kkompany
(2008)
and
has
done
cameos
in
her
TV
serial
Kyunki
Saas
Bhi
Kabhi
Bahu
Thi.
But
this
is
the
first
time
she
will
play
a
fictional
character
and
a
full-fledged
role.
It's
a
romantic
drama
and
currently
everything
is
hush-hush
till
the
casting
falls
in
place.
Ekta
has
always
been
apprehensive
about
facing
the
camera."
The
film
will
be
a
small-budget,
gritty
and
realistic
yet
commercially
sensible
film.
Nikhil's
good
friend
Boney
Kapoor
will
be
distributing
it.
Kapoor
blames
work
commitments
for
her
'unavailability'.
Adds
the
source,
"She
is
busy
with
Milan
Luthria's
Once
Upon
A
Time
In
Mumbai,
which
releases
on
July
29.
She
then
gets
into
the
marketing
and
promotion
of
Tusshar's
next
release
Shor
as
well
as
some
new
TV
serial
launches
this
year.
Apart
from
that
Ekta
is
busy
setting
up
an
acting
academy
she
plans
to
launch
soon.
Right
now,
she
just
has
no
time
for
a
full-fledged
role
in
any
film."
The
source
adds,
"Though
she
has
told
the
producer
she
won't
be
able
to
do
it
they
still
insisted
on
meeting
her
to
narrate
the
role
and
script.
The
meeting
is
today.
If
she
says
yes,
her
friend
Manish
Malhotra
will
be
doing
her
styling."
Producer
Nikhil
Saini
sounds
shocked
when
we
ask
him
about
it.
"Please
don't
write
about
it
now," he
requests
and
adds
that
it
will
spoil
his
chances
of
getting
his
cast
in
place.
"It's
too
early
to
say
anything."
Is
it
because
he
will
be
meeting
Ekta
today
to
discuss
the
script
with
her?
"I
am
sorry
I
can't
say
anything
else."
Ekta
Kapoor
and
Anurag
Kashyap
remained
unavailable
for
comment.
Story first published: Thursday, July 1, 2010, 11:16 [IST]