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28 March 2024

Priyanka to rescue director after Kareena Kapoor's debacle?

Priyanka Chopra unveils Filmfare 3d Trophy in Mumbai. (SANSKRITI MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT)

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By Bollywood Correspondent

Considered to be a male-dominated industry, Bollywood sometimes celebrates woman power with aplomb.

Director Madhur Bandarkar has certainly played his role in it, contributing with women-oriented films like 'Chandni Bar', 'Page 3' and 'Fashion'.

So when his last film 'Heroine' hit the screen a lot was expected from the director.

However, ambitious Bhandarkar and the protagonist, Kareena Kapoor, were unable to deliver.

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Kareena's performance received some praise and her beauty was not a thing to be missed.

All the gorgeous Manish Malhotra costumes, her pout and tears could not do enough to save the movie.

With stale storyline 'Heroine' was a montage of flying-off-the-handle sequences with some clichés thrown in intermittently.

'Heroine' got reduced to a farce, bathos and its fate was similar at the Box Office.

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Now the National Award winner director has gone back to his 'Fashion' star Priyanka Chopra.

After winning National Award (Best Actress) for 'Fashion' in 2008, Priyanka could not collaborate with Bhandarkar due to lack of good subject.

But from mid-October 2014 they will start shooting for 'Madamji'.

Though the filmmaker wanted to roll out his production from May, Priyanka's diary is chock-a-block.

At the cost of delaying the movie, Bhandarkar is ready to wait patiently for Priyanka.

The actress will wrap up Omung Kumar's 'Mary Kom' and Zoya Akhtar's 'Dil Dhadakne Do' and then concentrate solely on 'Madamji'.

After her stupendous performance in 'Fashion', 'Saat Khoon Maaf' and 'Barfi' there is no doubt about Priyanka's dedication to a role.

And the 'Heroine' failure could have prompted the director to fall back upon a more bankable actress to rescue him.

'Madamji' is based on the life of an item girl-turned-politician and if all goes well, this will be the first time that Madhur will repeat an actress.