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Sonam Kapoor to cast Swara Bhasker in her directorial debut?

Actress Swara Bhasker, who is riding high on the success of her latest film, Veere Di Wedding, co-starring Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sonam Kapoor and Shikha Talsania, has revealed that Sonam has narrated a script to her which the latter wants to make her directorial debut with. If the idea comes to fruition, Swara Bhasker will play the female lead in it.

"Sonam is amazing. She has told me about this and it’s a great script. I am sure Sonam will make a great director because she has some amazing ideas and a great vision,” says Swara while talking to an Indian daily.


The actress adds that she is looking forward to the day when Sonam dons a director’s hat. “I will look forward to that day. She is one of my favourite people in the world I think we share a great working relationship.”

Including Veere Di Wedding, Sonam and Swara have done three films together, the other two being Aanand L Rai’s Raanjhanaa (2013) and Sooraj Barjatya’s family entertainer, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015). Both actresses are good friends in real life as well.

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