Veteran star Nana Patekar who is soon to take up direction wants to cast actress Deepika Padukone in his upcoming film. In an exclusive interaction with a leading daily, Patekar stated that he feels Deepika and Priyanka chopra are among the finest actors B-Town has produced in recent times. He further added that he would like to cast Deepika for his upcoming directorial film provided she likes the script.
On having Deepika on board, the veteran actor further said that the producers should afford her. If everything works out he would love to have her otherwise he will choose to go ahead with a new girl. Nana feels that the actors who would turn down the project for budget constrains might regret it later.