Ayesha Kapoor, who is best remembered for playing the young Michelle McNally in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Black, will be playing Sushant Singh Rajput's leading lady in Shekhar Kapur's Paani. Shekhar was apparently keen to cast a major Hollywood actress for the role but producer Aditya Chopra was adamant on giving the role to Ayesha who has reportedly also signed a 3 film deal with Yash Raj Films.