Tamil
Superstar
Rajinikanth
starrer
Rana
has
been
in
news
for
one
or
the
other
reason
ever
since
it
was
announced.
The
latest
buzz
about
the
multilingual
movie
is
that
Bollywood
actress
Sonakshi
Sinha
was
the
first
choice
of
film
bosses
for
the
female
lead,
but
her
name
was
dropped
from
the
list
after
Rajini
denied
to
romance
his
friend's
daughter.
Rajinikanth
and
Sona's
father
Shatrughan
Sinha
have
been
very
close
friends
ever
since
they
acted
together
in
Asli
Naqli
in
1986.
They
have
constantly
been
in
touch
with
each
other.
Now,
sources
claim
that
Rajini"s
family
did
not
want
the
superstar
to
romance
his
old
family
friend"s
daughter
Sonakshi
Sinha.
It
is
reported
that
director
KS
Ravikumar
had
to
accept
the
decision
of
Rajini
family
and
nix
the
idea
of
casting
Sonakshi
even
before
it
became
public.
Finally,
the
film
bosses
chose
actress
Deepika
Padukone
for
the
heroine's
role.
However,
the
shooting
of
the
movie
Rana
has
been
stalled
over
the
ill-health
of
Rajini.