Smriti Irani to star in Umesh Shukla\'s next

Earlier, we informed about the awesome \'five film deal\' offered to Bollywood director Umesh Shukla by T-Series honcho Bhushan Kumar and later about the star cast of the first film of the deal, which clubs Abhishek Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor and Asin Thottumkal.

However, the news birdie has flown back again with a fresh stock. Reportedly, Umesh who was in hunt for female actor to join up the cast has ended up finalizing the famous tele-soap queen Smriti Irani for his next untitled venture.

Smriti, who gained popularity from the \"saas-bahu\" melodrama tele-show, \'Kyonki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi\', also appeared in few regional cinemas as well as debuted herself in the Hindi film industry with a spiritual genre titled \'Maalik Ek\'.

Another winds blowing regarding the untitled venture of Umesh, stated the film to be shot in South Africa, Dubai and Himachal Pradesh. Rest of the details are still kept under wrap. Certainly those details will be as much interesting as they seem to be.