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Bollywood battles for the next Bond girl .. Preity, Lara, Ash or Priyanka?
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Monday, 14 Apr 2003
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LONDON:Though former Miss World Aishwarya Rai is the front runner to be chosen as the first Indian Bond girl, three other beauties vying for the honour include former Miss world Priyanka Chopra, former Miss Universe Lara Dutta and young star Preity Zinta.
Twenty nine-year old Rai, daughter of a chief marine engineer in India's merchant navy, may well become the first Indian actress to star as a Bond girl.
Recognising the Bollywood boom all over the world, Bond producer Barbara Broccoli, a shrewd exploiter of vogues and trends, has reportedly decided to cast the most famous Bollywood star in her next film that will ensure a massive cinema audience not just throughout Asia, but across all cultural divides, The Observer reported.
Rai's agent, Hari Singh, said last night "Everything has to be kept confidential at the moment, but of course it's exciting for her. Agents have been flying out to see her about Bond. They wanted to find out if she is available and willing. She is".
The Mail on Sunday described Aishwarya Rai as a combination of Nicole Kidman, Cameron Diaz and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Even Hollywood screen goddesses who have seen Rai, who recently starred in the most expensive Indian movie Devdas, testify to her beauty. Julia Roberts declared, "She is the most beautiful woman in the world".
Casting agents working on the new film for the Pinewood-based Bond film company, Eon Productions, have been travelling around India to meet and watch rival talents at work.
Casting directors will be looking at the work of other leading Bollywood stars, including Priyanka Chopra, who recently starred in the film Andaaz with yet another contender and model-turned actress Lara Dutta, making the competition intense.
The young star of the film The Hero, Preity Zinta, is also thought to have caught the eye of the western producers.
Other contenders for the role of Bond girl 21 include the British singer Sophie Ellis Bextor who was hotly tipped for a part last time around.
Aishwarya's visit to Britain for discussions has been delayed due a freak accident on the set of her latest film Rajkumar Santoshi's Khaki.
Bond 21 is due to start filming this summer, in prompt succession to Bond 20 Die Another Day, which was released last November and earned more than 400 million pounds at the international box office. The film has beaten 'The World Is Not Enough' by more than 40 million pounds.
Keen to capitalise on the moment, Eon Productions have secured the services of their 49-year old Irish leading man Pierce Brosnan from August and booked the sound stages at Pinewood Studios from the end of the year.
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