Meet Hrithik Roshan’s new heroine in Ashutosh Gowariker’s 'Mohenjo Daro'

Mumbai: After bringing films like 'Lagaan', 'Swades' and 'Jodhaa Akbar', filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker is ready to roll the cameras for 'Mohenjo Daro'.

After finalizing Hrithik Roshan for the lead , the female lead has been chosen. Going by Ashutosh Gowariker past record of introducing new faces like Gracy Singh in Lagaan & Gayatri Joshi in Swades , it is official – the beautiful Pooja Hegde will play the female lead in Ashutosh Gowariker's ‘Mohenjo Daro’. Standing tall at 5’9”, Pooja will be paired opposite Hrithik Roshan in this Indus Valley Civilization set love story, produced by Ashutosh Gowariker production.

“I am extremely happy to have found Pooja Hegde. She is very natural as an actress and has an elegance and poise that will make the character attractive and endearing. Both these strengths with a degree of freshness adds the required spark to the ‘Mohenjo Daro’ love story,” says director Ashutosh Gowariker.

The film's pre-production is on in full swing and is slated to go on floor in the last quarter of this year.

About Pooja Hegde

She has acted in a Tamil and Telugi film, after she was crowned as Miss Universe 2010, runner up. She has done many commercials, one of them being with Ranbir Kapoor. Her debut film in Tamil, Mugamoodi, with Jiiva released in 2012 and her Telugu film, Oka Laika Kosam, with Naga Chaitanya, is expected to release by this month. As for Hrithik Roshan, for the first time he is being paired with a new comer in Bollywood, barring his debut film 'Kaho Na Pyaar Hai' which also launched the career of Ameesha Patel.

Take a look at her entry scene in Mugamoodi