And now, as promised, the good news! Although...Sunny Deol as Karna? Ewww. Karna was always my favorite character and just...ew...ew.
Ash is Draupadi in Santoshi’s Mahabharata
http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bo...0030212-2.html
Director Rajkumar Santoshi is reported to have signed Aishwarya Rai to play the role of Draupadi in his next film titled Mahabharata.
Although Santoshi yet has to complete shooting for his film Khaki, the director has moved on to his next project for which he has signed a host of stars from Bollywood.
The film, tilted Mahabharata will have Arjun Rampal playing Arjun, Sunny Deol playing Karna and Sanjay Dutt as Duryodhna.
Aishwarya, who is also playing heroine in Khaki, will enact the wife of five Pandavas in the film.
Rumors are abuzz that Santoshi has approached Ajay Devgan to essay the role of Lord Krishna and Sunil Shetty to play the brawny Bheem in the movie. However, nothing is confirmed as yet.
The film, to be made as the mammoth budget of Rs 115 crore, will go on floors next year after Santoshi is through with his Khaki.