Katrina is next Madhubala for Ranbir as Kishore Da!

Katrina Kaif, Ranbir Kapoor

Madhubala, Kishore Kumar

Ranbir Kpoor is presently basking in the success of his newest film Barfi!. Now, it is heard that the actor and director Anurag Basu have already started working on their next together. Their upcoming movie is a biopic on Kishore Kumar.

News has it that Katrina Kaif might play Madhubala in the movie.

However, Basu tells, “We have not thought of anyone as a leading lady yet. As of now only the three of us (Anurag Basu, UTV and Ranbir) are final.”

Basu says Ranbir was confirmed for the role when they began shooting for Barfi!

“I had locked this film with Ranbir when Barfi! was only one schedule old. I had offered it to him and he liked the idea very much and consented to do it,” Basu said.

The shooting of his biopic will begin late 2013 as Ranbir is currently filming for Kashyap brothers – Besharam with Abhinav Kashyap and Bombay Velvet with Anurag Kashyap.

“The film will have madness of Kishore da. I am lucky that this came to me, UTV was planning this movie, Shomit had written a script. I am a big fan of him. I think he was the most colorful person, so full of life. That’s why we thought of making a biopic on his life. It will be a very entertaining film,” Anurag Basu told.

Ranbir will have to undergo an absolute make over to enact the legendary singer/actor.

“We did some look test of young Kishore Kumarji on him (Ranbir). We have gone through several such processes before zeroing in on him to play Kishore da on screen,” Basu told.