Ileana signed opposite Shahid Kapoor

13 Aug 2012

Earlier this month, we reported about Shahid Kapoor being signed on for Rajkumar Santoshi's next film titled Phata Poster Nikla Hero. Now, we hear the producers have also finalized the lead actress for the film.

News is that producer Ramesh Taurani has signed Ileana Dcruz to essay the female lead opposite Shahid in the film. But the details of her role are being kept tightly under wraps. The film which will be an outright Bollywood masala entertainer is about a young boy who wants to be a superstar despite his mother's protests.

Phata Poster Nikla Hero which is scheduled to go on floors later this year in November and will release next year.