Ileana
Ileana has bagged the coveted role of Dawood’s girl in Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Part 2 opposite Akshay Kumar. Ileana who made her ebut in Telugu film Devadasu, the Bombay born girl moved on to become one of the biggest South Indian sirens with hits like Jalsa, Pokkiri and Kick.
And now after making her big Bollywood debut opposite Ranbir Kapoor in Anurag Basu’s Barfee, her careergraph seems to have taken a leap uphill.
Balaji Motion Pictures have zeroed down on the 23-year-old actress to play the role of Mandakini, who was allegedly involved with Dawood, for their film Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Part 2, which is based on the life of the dreaded gangster.
Balaji, it seems, has taken note of her svelte figure which would obviously be a criteria while selecting someone to play Mandakini, the role which had two more contenders, Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif, who are certainly bigger actresses than Ileana.
While Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif the two original choices for the controversial portrayal are still somewhat in the running, our source said, “The modalities are fast being worked out with Ileana.
The people who matter in this project will not talk about it now, but an official announcement in this regard will come shortly.”
While Balaji officials chose to put it diplomatically, saying, “She is one of the contenders for Mandakini’s part”, a source very close to the film confirmed, “Ileana will star opposite Akshay in Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Part 2. Final ho gaya hai.”
