Mumbai: Filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker has chosen Pooja Hegde to play the female lead in his love story Mohenja Daro. He believes her "natural" acting prowess and "elegance" make her a perfect fit for the role opposite Hrithik Roshan.
"I'm extremely happy to have found Pooja Hegde. She is very natural as an actress and has an elegance and poise that will make the character attractive and endearing. Both these strengths with a degree of freshness add the required spark to the Mohenjo Daro love story," Ashutosh said in a statement on July 12. (Also Read: Hrithik joins the cast of Mohenjo Daro)
Pooja was adjudged the second runner up in the Miss Universe India 2010. Pooja has appeared in two south Indian films - Tamil action-drama Mugamoodi and Telugu film Oka Laila Kosam.
Mohenjo Daro will mark her entry into Hindi cinema.In the past, Ashutosh Gowariker has successfully launched new faces like Gracy Singh in Lagaan and Gayatri Joshi in Swades.The pre-production of Mohenjo Daro is on in full swing, and it is slated to go on floors in the last quarter of this year.
"I'm extremely happy to have found Pooja Hegde. She is very natural as an actress and has an elegance and poise that will make the character attractive and endearing. Both these strengths with a degree of freshness add the required spark to the Mohenjo Daro love story," Ashutosh said in a statement on July 12. (Also Read: Hrithik joins the cast of Mohenjo Daro)
Mohenjo Daro will mark her entry into Hindi cinema.In the past, Ashutosh Gowariker has successfully launched new faces like Gracy Singh in Lagaan and Gayatri Joshi in Swades.The pre-production of Mohenjo Daro is on in full swing, and it is slated to go on floors in the last quarter of this year.
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