Ileana to play Mandakini
South sensation Ileana D'Cruz has become one of the highest-paid actresses in the South. Ileana had reportedly charged Rs 2 crore for her return to Tamil movies with Shankar's Nanban, but the producers finally agreed on Rs 1.5 crore.
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It looks like 2011 is bringing more and more good news for South hottie Ileana D'Cruz. First she landed a whopping Rs 1.5 crore deal for Shankar's Nanban. The film marks her return to Tamil cinema.
Now we hear, Southern sensation Ileana has bagged a major role in Bollywood. The hot actress is all set to star in the sequel of Once Upon A Time In Mumbai and will be playing the role of yesteryear actress Mandakini, who was reportedly linked with underworld criminal Dawood Ibrahim.
.jpg "Ileana D'Cruz is new to the Hindi film industry but she's a sensation down south.")
.jpg "She was first noticed by director Y V S Chowdhary in Fair And Lovely commercial directed by Rakesh Roshan.")
.jpg "<I>Devadasu</I> was a box office success, though panned by critics.")
.jpg "Her next film, <i>Pokiri</i> opposite Mahesh Babu, is her biggest hit till date.")
.jpg "In <i>Pokiri</i>, she played the role of Shruti, an aerobics teacher harassed by a police officer.")
.jpg "<I>Pokiri</I> premiered at the 2006 International Indian Film Academy Awards.")
.jpg "Ileana made her Tamil debut in <I>Kedi</I> opposite Ravi Krishna. The movie flopped, but Ileana drew some praise.")
.jpg "After <i>Kedi</i>, Ileana had never been busier with more offers than she could accept.")
.jpg "In 2008, she was the highest paid Southern actress with <i>Jalsa</i> opposite Pawan Kalyan.")
.jpg "2009 brought her a hit: <i>Kick</i>, with Ravi Teja, and a flop: <i>Saleem</i>, with Vishnu Manchu.")
.jpg "She has also taken the item number route with ?Ileana Ileana' in Kannada film <i>Huduga Hudugi</i>.")
