In the midst of the is-she-getting-married-is-she-not rumours about Deepika Padukone and onscreen-off-screen beau Ranveer Singh that have set the virtual world afire, comes the news that the reticent actress is believed to have (finally) liked a script and given her nod to a Bollywood film. PeepingMoon.com sources say this film will be produced by Fox Star Studios and directed by Anurag Basu. And it will revolve entirely on Deepika. That’s about all that is known at the time of this proposed project. Basu, whose last release was the jinxed Jagga Jasoos in July 2017, was reportedly considering a sequel to his highly acclaimed musical drama Life in A Metro of 2007.

After Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat that released in January, Deepika’s next film was reportedly going to be Vishal Bhardwaj’s adaptation of the book Queens of Mumbai that is based on the mafia women of Mumbai’s gangland and their involvement in smuggling, gun-running, drugs and terrorism for many decades. But this film apparently got put on hold because of her co-star Irrfan Khan’s health issues and also to give the actress some time to recover from the back problems she suffered during the shooting of Padmaavat.

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In an interview after the resounding success of Padmaavat, tired of being asked what next, Deepika had said, “It has never been about now what. Whatever I do, I do it with purpose and intention. And my intention has always been to bring some change, to impact people’s lives, or to be able to empower people with my work. I think the film I pick now will have to be meaningful. Piku was a small film but it had depth. I have to find that connect with the script. It (my choice) is not budget related or else I would not have done Finding Fanny.”
The actress, who got busy after Padmaavat helping her parents complete their home and putting her own house in order and setting up her office, talked about the kind of film she would like to do next. People keep asking Deepika why she cannot do another Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, to which her response has always been, “But people aren’t making that many love stories anymore. Everyone is making sports biopics.” She said that she wants to do something fun and light. That’s the brief she has sent out in Bollywood.

Can it be that the project she has reportedly okayed for Basu and Fox is on these lines?