Sunny Leone has just bagged her second Bollywood film. TheIndo-Canadian porn starwill star in Ekta Kapoor's sequel of the 2011 crossover horror hit,Ragini MMS.
"We've signed the sexy @SunnyLeoneforRagini MMS 2. Lunched with her recently and thought she was remarkably rooted & warm!" confirmed Tanuj Garg, CEO, Balaji Motion Pictures, on Twitter.
Sunny is currently shooting in Thailand for her much-hyped debut film, the Pooja Bhatt-directedJism 2. She said yes to Ekta forRagini MMS 2just before flying off to Thailand after a detailed meeting to thrash out details of the Balaji project.
Sources at Balaji said that although Sunny's casting is final, the rest of the cast and crew will be announced only after a while. The film goes on floors later this year and is scheduled for release in 2013.
"Ragini MMS 2will also be based on a real-life incident like the first film, but details are now being kept under wraps," said a source at Balaji.
Pawan Kripalani, who made an impressive directorial debut with the first film, is expected to return as director for the sequel too, although nothing is confirmed.
Ragini MMS, which was made on a shoestring budget ofRs.1.3 crore with an unknown cast, went onto grossRs.10 crore at the box-office upon release in May 2011. The film, starring Kainaz Motiwala and Rajkumar Yadav, belonged to the Found Footage genre of cinema that narrates a story through sequences that appear as if they have are random video clips.
The Found Footage genre has lately become popular in India thanks to crossover hits such asLove Sex Aur DhokhaandRagini MMS, and the sequel will also be shot in the same way, according to sources.
Sunny'sThailand stint forJism 2, produced by Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt, is expected to be wrapped up by the end of next month. She had planned to fly back to the US after that and return only in August for promotional activity related to her debut film.
However, Sunny may now have to stay back in Mumbai after completingJism 2, to start shooting for Ekta's film.
The Canadian adult film star of Indian origin, whose real name is Karen Malhotra, was famously offeredJism 2on national television while she was a participant onBigg Boss 5last year. Mahesh Bhatt made an entry into the Bigg Boss house specially to offer Sunny a role in the film.
After her elimination fromBigg Boss, Sunny spent time preparing for her role. She took lessons in Hindi and had a crash course in acting.
Shooting forJism 2started on April 1 with a schedule in Jaipur.
The film features Randeep Hooda and Arunoday Singh along with Sunny.
Coming back toRagini MMS 2, Ekta, also called the queen of soaps for her string of successful TV serials, has hinted that the sequel will be bigger and more expensive than the first film, and also steamier and scarier.
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