Actor Saif Ali Khan is set to essay a businessman in Gauravv
K Chawla's Baazaar and the story revolves around the Indian stock market.
Joining him is Chitrangda Singh who will be essaying the role of Mandira,
Saif's wife.
There were reports that Chitrangda replaced Prachi Desai for
the role but Nikkhil Advani who is the producer insists that Singh was always
the first choice.
Nikkhil told to a famous tabloid, "I'm happy that the
cast is looking so exciting. We have Saif, Chitrangda, Radhika Apte and Rohan
Mehra (making his acting debut). The shoot has just begun and will be wrapped
up by mid-August while the film is slated for a December release. Prachi has
expressed interest in working with my production house but that is for another
project. As far as the role of Mandira in Baazaar is concerned, Gauravv K
Chawla, my director, came up with the idea of casting Chitrangda."
Chitrangda will be seen after a break of two years so is
Baazaar a sort of comeback for the actress? Nikkhil told, "I won't call it
a comeback but just the fact that she hasn't done anything for quite some time
was instrumental in us considering her because it's a powerful character that's
silent and simmering, like a volcano about to erupt.Casting her opposite Saif
makes the film about strong actors and characters."
Baazaar is scheduled for a December release this year and
Saif has already started shooting for the movie. Radhika Apte will be playing
Saif's secretary in the movie.
