On Wednesday morning, Priyanka Chopra was signed to play the lead role within the new-age version of Zanjeer to be directed by Apoorva Lakhia.

In line with sources from the project, Priyanka's role can be a miles cry from Jaya Bachchan's chakku-chureewali within the original Zanjeer.

Says a source, "Priyanka will play a girl of today. She's going to be cast as a US-returned owner of a café. Though she is going to be dressed most glamorously, she won't be doing any songs or item numbers."

Interestingly, Priyanka have been paid on a par with the film's leading man Ram Charan Teja: on the subject of Rs. 6 crores for both the Telugu and Hindi versions of Zanjeer.

Zanjeer's co-producer Amit Mehra confirmed the casting of Priyanka Chopra.