Radhika Apte will start shooting for the film soon (Image courtesy: radhikaofficial)
Highlights
- Radhika is currently awaiting the release of Akshay Kumar's Pad Man
- Dev Patel is known for his film Slumdog Millionaire
- Radhika also has Bazaar in the pipeline
Actress
Radhika Apte, who is currently awaiting the release of Pad Man, headlined by Akshay Kumar, is trending for signing a new film with Dev Patel. "Yes, I'm doing a film with Dev which I will announce soon," she told
Mumbai Mirror, without revealing details about the film. Dev Patel, 27, is known for Oscar award-winning film
Slumdog Millionaire and
Lion. Radhika and Dev will reportedly start filming the project soon. Meanwhile,
Deccan Chronicle earlier reported that script of the film is a bit different and quoted a source as saying, "It's a very unusual script and Radhika has been approached for it. She will be seen with Dev in the film, which is being perceived as an indie project. The duo will start shooting for the movie soon."
Radhika Apte, 32, plays Akshay Kumar's wife in
Pad Man, a film based on Arunachalam Muruganantham, a Tamil Nadu-based entrepreneur, who revolutionised menstrual hygiene in rural India by inventing low-cost sanitary napkins making machine. Of her role in the R Balki-directed film, Radhika told Mumbai Mirror, "Since it is set in a small village, I had to drape the sari right and tie my hair in a certain way. I worked on the accent with Swanand Kirkire (lyricist, playback singer) who is from Indore and is the film's co-writer."
Pad Man also stars Sonam Kapoor.
After
Pad Man, Radhika Apte will star in
Baazaar, featuring Saif Ali Khan, Chitrangada Singh and debutant Rohan Mehra. She has just completed shooting for Anurag Kashyap's short film for the
Love and Lust. Radhika Apte will also co-star with Ayushmann Khurrana in Sriram Raghavan's next film.