Rima replaced Meera in Mammootty's Gangster?

Malayalam movie Gangster starring superstar Mammootty in leads, has been creating huge positive buzz ever since director Aashiq Abu announced it. The movie has made it to the headline a few times over its casting. The latest buzz in the film industry is that actress Rima Kallingal has reportedly replaced Meera Jasmine, who was earlier set to romance Mammooka in the movie.

Meera Jasmine has earlier starred alongside Mammootty in Shyamaprasad's much-hyped movie Ore Kadal. It was recently reported that the actress would once again romance the Malayalam Superstar in Aashiq Abu's much-hyped film Gangster. But the abuzz in the social media is that she has been sacked from this highly-talked about movie and Rima Kallingal has been cast for the female lead in the film.

But Abhilash S Kumar, who has penned script for the movie Gangster, has refuted the rumours stating that Meera Jasmine has never been cast for the film. Talking to a leading English daily the close associate of Aashiq Abu said, "Meera Jasmine is not part of Gangster. Aashiq will start work on the project only after Idukki Gold."

Gangster brings together Mammootty and Abu Aashiq after their combo movie Daddy Cool. The director was ready to start the project long back, but its shooting was delayed due to unavailability of Mammootty's dates. Sources from the production team claim that Mammooka would play a mafia don called Akbar Ali Khan in the movie that features Fahad Fazil, Shekhar Menon, Parthiban and Rohini Hattangadi in supporting roles.