Deepika Padukone to star in and co produce cross cultural romantic comedy for STXfilms and Temple Hill
The studio is also in negotiations with Temple Hill Productions Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen the Twilight franchise The Fault in Our Stars Love Simon to develop the project, which will be a sweeping cross-cultural romantic comedy centered around Padukone. Isaac Klausner is overseeing the project for Temple Hill.Commenting on the announcement Fogelson said There is a reason Deepika is one of the biggest global stars to come from India. She is enormously talented with an infectious personality and her profile continues to grow as an international superstar. While she has been a phenomenal success in many Eros International films, we are thrilled to be building a romantic comedy with her and our friends at Temple Hill.Ka Productions was founded with the aim to develop and produce purposeful content with global appeal. Im thrilled to be partnering with STXfilms and Temple Hill Productions, who share Ka’s ambition and creative vision and look forward to bringing impactful and dynamic cross-cultural stories to the world says PadukoneDEEPIKA PADUKONE was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World by Time magazine in 2018.The actor made her English language film debut as the female lead in XXX: The Return of Xander Cage, co-starring with Vin Diesel.She is also the principal of Ka Productions, the production company behind Chhapaak and upcoming films The Intern and 83. She is currently in production on Shakun Batra’s and Siddharth Anands untitled films.Prior to this, Padukone starred in the critically acclaimed film Chhapaak based on the life of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal. She also played the titular role in Padmavaat which broke all box office records.
