Once a princess always a princess. This is able to well be the adage for Zareen Khan (yes, that is the way she is spelled now, and never Zarine Khan) who has gained an entry right into a period drama over again. After being seen because the princess who fell in love with the 'veer' Salman Khan, she is now going further back in time with one more assignment that is at the similar lines.
"Yes, she is playing a princess over again. This will likely be for the Tamil film called Karikalan. This can be a step within the right direction for her as this one is a biggie with a multicrore budget. Also, she is the leading lady opposite Tamil superstar Vikram who was seen as Ram within the Hindi version of Mani Ratnam's Raavan. She has already finished one schedule of this film and would soon be resuming shoot after the discharge of Housefull 2", informs an in depth friend of Zareen.
For Zareen it was a tricky decision though to step into yet one more costume drama. After all, Veer wasn't quite the type of start that a quintessential Bollywood heroine takes. While she had limited opportunity to turn the glamorous side of hers, the below par run of the film meant that she needed to bide time before she could step into an item number 'Character Dheela' [Ready] after which play one of the most four heroines in Housefull 2.
"However the makers of Karikalan were insistent that she was your best choice for the role because of her prior experience of playing a princess in Veer", adds a source, "IN COMPARISON TO many other Salman Khan heroines who've been seen as mere eye candy in his previous few films, Zareen no less than had a job to talk of. Moreover she had performed decently in her debut outing, the makers felt that she had the possibility of justifying the religion shown in her."
Zareen did discuss the chance together with her close friends and industry confidantes and eventually consented to playing the role. However this too came with a pre-condition that she won't placed on any excess weight, as was the requirement in Veer.
Laughs Zareen, "Yes, this time around I wasn't accepting chocolates and sweets on a platter, something that was the case in Veer. At the moment everyone made me eat up to I NEEDED since I USED TO BE required to place on weight. I USED TO BE sure to not repeat that during my new assignment. Moreover there are other Hindi films to take a look at to boot where I NEED TO be slim and fit. Thankfully the makers agreed to boot so it turned out to be a win-win situation for me."
