"At this point in her career going Southwards for Sonam would give the wrong signal to the filmmakers in Bollywood. Mani had his heart set on Sonam since she suited the young innocent effervescent sophisticated girl's role to the hilt. He had to look for a last-minute replacement," said a source.
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Sonam Kapoor has opted out of Mani Ratnam's new Tamil film which
launches the veteran Tamil actor Karthik's son Gautham. The role has
now gone to the upcoming Tamil-Telugu actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu who
also will maker her Bollywood debut with " Assi Nabey Poore Sau".
"At this point in her career going Southwards for Sonam would give the wrong signal to the filmmakers in Bollywood. Mani had his heart set on Sonam since she suited the young innocent effervescent sophisticated girl's role to the hilt. He had to look for a last-minute replacement," said a source.
After Ek Dewana Tha, Director Gautham Menon’s Next Hindi Film is Assi Nabey Poore Sau.The film had an interesting role for the Female Protagonist who had to go from age 15 to 25.
Sonam was reportedly considered for the role, but later Samantha was finalised for it.Samantha, who was introduced into cinema by Menon in his Tamil film Vinaaithandi Vaaruvaaya, was supposed to make her Hindi debut with the movie’s remake Ek Deewana Tha.
So Gautham is launching her with Assi Nabey Poore Sau, said a source.
"At this point in her career going Southwards for Sonam would give the wrong signal to the filmmakers in Bollywood. Mani had his heart set on Sonam since she suited the young innocent effervescent sophisticated girl's role to the hilt. He had to look for a last-minute replacement," said a source.