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Return of Madhuri?

By Rediff.com Entertainment Bureau
December 05, 2003 15:56 IST
After a dazzling performance as the courtesan Chandramukhi in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's opulent period piece Devdas, Madhuri Dixit disappeared.

Although there have been rumours of the actress working in Zoya Akhtar's directorial debut, Nargis, nothing has been definite so far.

The latest buzz according to b4utv.com is that Madhuri has been approached by her Mrityudand director Prakash Jha for one of his forthcoming ventures.

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Her secretary Rakesh 'Rikku' Nath confirmed a meeting between the two but refused to reveal anything more.

Hopefully, Bollywood will see more of Madhuri in the near future.

Manjrekar's desi summer of 42!

Filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar has been busy with his English film It Was Raining That Night featuring Sushmita Sen and himself. The Hindi version, Astitva starring Tabu, Sachin Khedekar and Mohnish Behl, directed by Manjrekar, released in 2000.

Now, indiafm.com reports that the Vaastav director is planning to remake Robert Mulligan's Summer of 42 in Bollywood.

Buzz is that Jaya Prada and Dino Morea will play the leads in this older woman-young man love story.

It may be recalled that Manjrekar had announced a project with Sanjay Dutt and Kareena Kapoor. Titled Ek Ajeeb Prem Kahani, the film again was a love story between a young girl and a older guy.

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