Sonam to replace Freida in NH10

A while back, it was announced that Freida Pinto would soon be making her Bollywood debut in the Navdeep Singh film NH10. Though the actress had confirmed her presence in the film, we now here that Freida has opted out of the project.

It is learnt that Freida, who till now had been pretty excited about her Bollywood debut, so much so that she even roped in international financers for the film, has since decided on opting out. The reason she claims behind this sudden change were the apparent delays in the film's schedule.

Earlier NH10 was slated to go on floors in March, however with the initial hiccup of Eros opting out of co-production, the film's shoot was postponed to June. However, this second date as well was later shifted to October. This entire date changing farce irked the actress who promptly walked out.

While Freida no longer wants to be a part of the film, producer Vikramaditya Motwane and director Navdeep Singh have on the other hand decided on roping in a more commercial actress, Sonam Kapoor.

IANS