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Not Prachi Desai, this actress is set to play Saif's wife in Nikkhil Advani's Baazaar

The film revolves around a businessman who is involved with Indian stock market.

Mumbai: After wrapping up Raja Krishna Menon's gastronomical comedy ‘Chef’, Saif Ali Khan is now busy with his next project with Nikkhil Advani- Baazaar. The actor, who plays the role of a businessman dealing with stock market, will be joined by a vivacious actress to play the character of his wife, named ‘Mandira’ in the film.

Rumour mills were abuzz with the news of Prachi Desai bagging the part but Nikkhil Advani has confirmed that he has cast his first choice, Chitrangda Singh, for the crucial character.

Nikkhil said to a leading daily, "I'm happy that the cast is looking so exciting. We have Saif, Chitrangda, Radhika Apte and Rohan Mehra (making his acting debut). The shoot has just begun and will be wrapped up by mid-August while the film is slated for a December release. Prachi has expressed interest in working with my production house but that is for another project. As far as the role of Mandira in Baazaar is concerned, Gauravv K Chawla, my director, came up with the idea of casting Chitrangda."

The director, who is known for making movies like ‘Airlift’ and ‘Kal Ho Naa Ho’, considers Chitrangda’s two-year hiatus a blessing. He was quoted as saying, “I won't call it a comeback but just the fact that she hasn't done anything for quite some time was instrumental in us considering her because it's a powerful character that's silent and simmering, like a volcano about to erupt. Casting her opposite Saif makes the film about strong actors and characters.”

The film will see Radhika Apte playing the role of Saif's secretary; while veteran actor Vinod Mehra's son Rohan Mehra will be debuting in Bollywood with it.

The film is set to release in December.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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