Who will play the lead opposite for Salmam?

The latest buzz is that it will be either Deepika Padukone or Katrina Kaif who will play the lead opposite Salman Khan in Bodyguard. Insiders also maintain that producer Atul Agnihotri is keen to have Katrina Kaif on board.

“Atul confided in friends that Katrina Kaif will play the lead in Bodyguard. There are talks on and Katrina has been given a brief about it.” But there were also reports that Deepika Padukone will play the lead. So was she an option? “Salman’s well wishers feel that he and Deepika will make a fresh pair. The two have not been paired together till date.” Bodyguard, a remake of a Malayalam film by the same name, will be helmed by its original director Siddique. “Originally it was Boney Kapoor who was to produce Bodyguard and Atul Agnihotri was to direct. Boney however, gave away the rights to Atul who now feels it is only the original Bodyguard director Siddique who can do justice to it. His original version was a super duper hit down South, that had Harisree Asokan and Nayantara playing the central characters.” While Salman plays the role Harisree did in the original, who plays Nayantara’s role remains to be seen.