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28 March 2024

Deepika Padukone making it difficult for Salman, Kabir Khan?

Deepika Padukone dances with Salman Khan while promoting her movie 'Tamasha' on reality show 'Bigg Boss'. (Supplied)

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By Showbiz Correspondent

Indian actress Deepika Padukone is busy shooting for her Vin Diesel movie 'xXx: The Return of Xander Cage'.

However, if you thought that Deepika would be missing out on the plum Bollywood roles, then think again. News is that Deepika will be playing the female lead in Kabir Khan's next with Salman Khan.

Deepika and Salman have never been paired opposite each other and each time the two actors come this close to signing a film together but it just doesn't happen.

So now it's finally happening. Although it was reported that Katrina Kaif was in contention for the role, Deepika might have just clinched it at the last moment.

But there's one condition on which the actress agreed to do the film. A leading daily reports that, given the fact that Deepika is doing commendably well in her career and has been shouldering all her films single-handedly almost, she wants a concrete role in the film and unlike other Salman heroines. She is not willing to do a side track role where she will be reduced to a mere prop in the film.

Her reasoning is quite clear and she has already given a heads up to Kabir who is ensuring that Deepika's role in his next is at par with Salman's.

Deepika has been almost finalised for the role. She hasn’t signed any films since last year and this will be her first announcement.

The film goes on floors in July end-early August, by when she will have finished her commitment in Hollywood. The film is set in the 1960s. There is also another hero in the film, who will play the character of Salman’s brother.

The film is tentatively titled 'Tubelight', and that is also what Salman is called in the film.