It’s official. And we got it out of Ajay Devgn’s business associate Kumar Mangat. After the unending speculation about who would be taking over Sridevi’s role in the remake of the 1983 hit <em>Himmatwala</em>, fuelled in no small measure by the neo-<em>Himmatwala</em>’s director Sajid Khan tightlipped silence, it is finally out. Telugu and Tamil actress Tamannaah Bhatia would be playing the lead opposite Ajay in <em>Himmatwala</em>.

It isn’t easy interviewing Sridevi. She is reluctant to talk and shy of expressing herself beyond what is essential. It takes months of convincing her through her husband Boney Kapoor before she reluctantly agrees to talk. And guess what? She manages to say more than she ever has. <strong>What prompted you to finally do another film after 14 years?</strong> The script and the director Gauri Shinde. When I heard the script I fell in love with it. I hope it turns out well. We start shooting at the end of July. <strong>Do you need to prepare?</strong>