Adipurush: This actress is the TOP contender to play Sita in Prabhas and Saif Ali Khan’s mega-budget film?

In the last month, we saw the Baahubali star Prabhas announcing his pan-India project Adipurush with Tanhaji director Om Raut. Later it was revealed that Saif Ali Khan will play the lead antagonist Lankesh in this 3D flick. While there are rumours that many actresses are in the race to play character of Sita in this venture, which is based on Ramayana, the latest reports suggest that Anushka Sharma is the top contender to bag this role.

As per the PinkVilla report, a trade source said, “Anushka Sharma is the top contender for the role. Om met and narrated the whole idea to Anushka and she was blown away by his vision. In fact, their meeting had a very positive outcome and it will most likely be her playing Sita on screen.” It further added, “Anushka will mostly be ready to start shoot within two months post her delivery. Om wants to begin shoot around January and since Adipurush is based on Ramayana, they will first film the portions which won’t need Anushka in them. They will kickstart the schedule with the Prabhas-Saif conflict. But it’s still not confirmed – Anushka is Om’s first choice for the movie but she is yet to sign on the dotted line.” Well, if this news turns true, it will indeed a make an ensemble cast to watch out for.

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Talking about Adipurush, director Om Raut said earlier in a statement, “Ever since I watched Baahubali, I was impressed by Prabhas. He is so subtle that we can relate and feel the depth of his characters. Adipurush is my dream project and dreams of a director cannot be accomplished without a team. I have Prabhas to help me translate my vision on screen and our producer, Bhushan Kumar has been a pillar of strength and understanding with his unconditional support through this initial phase of our journey. It will be a great chance to work with both of them.”

He added, “I am very excited to be on the sets with Prabhas. While we were discussing the film, he showed a lot of enthusiasm about the storyline and has already started the prep for the same. He is meant for essaying larger-than-life roles, and I am sure we as a team will deliver the best product to the audience.”

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