The
casting
of
the
leading
lady
opposite
John
Abraham
in
the
Hindi
remake
of
the
Tamil
blockbuster
Kaakha
Kaakha
had
producer
Vipul
Shah,
director
Nishikant
Kamat
(Mumbai
Meri
Jaan)
and
leading
man
John
Abraham
climbing
collectively
up
the
nearest
wall.
First
it
was
Asin
Thottumkal
who
had
been
signed.
But
then
she
chose
to
give
away
her
dates
to
the
Salman
Khan
starrer
Ready
directed
by
Anees
Bazmi.
Desperate
for
a
heroine,
Vipul
Shah"s
spirits
soared
when
his
London
Dreams
heroine
Katrina
Kaif
was
suddenly
with
free
dates
after
the
postponement
of
Dostana
2.
But
she
chose
a
Yashraj
film
with
Imran
instead.
Matters
came
to
a
point
where
the
team
was
ready
to
shoot
without
a
heroine
in
the
hope
that
a
suitable
match
for
John
will
show
up
next.
Luckily
Genelia
D"Souza
has
now
stepped
in
to
the
empty
space.
Lately
things
have
not
been
moving
too
smoothly
for
the
perky
Jaane
Tu…Ya
Jaane
Na
actress.
John
and
Genelia
got
to
know
one
another
well
during
the
cell
phone
ad
that
they
did
together.
It
was
only
a
matter
of
time
before
a
movie
materialized.
The
shooting
of
the
untitled
Hindi
version
of
Kaakha
Kaakha
began
on
Saturday.
Producer
Vipul
Shah
confirmed
the
last
minute
casting
of
Genelia.
“Yes,
she"s
the
girl
opposite
John.
We"re
in
the
process
of
signing
papers
even
as
we
speak."