Salman’s heroine set for Telugu debut

Remember Zarine Khan? Yes the girl, who Salman Khan picked to romance him in ‘Veer’! Though the Katrina Kaif look-alike actress went on to shake a leg with the macho actor again in ‘Ready’, her Bollywood career never took off.

Realizing this, Zarine, it seems, has shifted focus towards south. Yes, we hear the actress has given her consent to star in a Telugu film opposite Srikanth. A source says, “The deal was sealed very recently.

The model-turned-actress liked the way director Sudhir Raju, who made ‘Rye Rye’ earlier, designed her character, before nodding her head. SN Reddy, who is awaiting the release of ‘Hyderabad Love Story’, will be producing this flick. Zarine is expected to fly down to the Pearl City to participate in the shoot this month itself.”The source adds, “The film will also see Esther (of 1000 Abaddalu and Bheemavaram Bullodu fame) and Prachi Sinha (of Bham Bholenath fame) in key roles as Srikanth is said to be playing a Casanova. It will be launched very shortly.