Anushka Sharma won't star as lead in her next production venture

Mumbai: Anushka Sharma’s first production venture ‘NH10’ proved to be a recipe for success at the box office. Even three weeks after its release, the film is still raking in big numbers.

Anushka is now all set to produce her next film. It’s a well known fact that most actors turn producers as a method of gaining more lead roles in their own films. However this time, Anushka won’t be seen in her next film, according to a report in Absolute India.

A source was quoted as saying, “Anushka’s next two productions under her banner Clean Slate Films, which she has formed with her brother Karnesh Sharma, were finalised last year itself, much before NH10 even got completed. She didn’t need to wait for the box office fate of NH10 because she believed in the stories and the creative talent associated with them.”

Anushka has reportedly roped in Akshat Verma, the writer of ‘Delhi Belly’, to direct the untitled project, and the casting process will begin soon.

Anushka is determined to produce more films. The source also added, “Anushka is here for the long haul and NH10 was not just a one-off thing. Anushka the producer and the actor may have common references but they are essentially two different people. So you will see a lot of Clean Slate films where she is not acting and a few where she would lead from the front.”