Finally it is south actress Tamannaah who will be seen playing Sridevi in an upcoming movie featuring Ajay Devgn in lead role. Lately, a lot of B-Town names were apparently being talked about by the filmmakers for this particular role opposite Devgn but eventually it went to Tamannaah.

Buzz says that the names floating around were Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone and Anushka Sharma. But sources say that it was always south actress Tamannaah Bhatia who is now supposed to essay this role.

Tamannaah had already been signed on for this Sajid Khan remake of Himmatwala, which starred Jeetendra and Sridevi and had hit theatres in 1983. Apparently, this is just a 20-day call sheet for the actress. The question being raised is why the makers were talking about the top actresses in Bollywood when the south actress had already been signed on to essay Sridevi's role!

This was one of Sridevi's earliest films which catapulted the young actress to fame and fortune. Some people claim the makers wanted to bring in a south actress who was well-established similar to what Sridevi was when she did this flick.

Well, nice choice we must say!

Source: TNN