Veena Malek and Riya Sen united on screen?
Veena Malek and Riya Sen, known for their rivalry, are playing lead roles in Zindagi 50-50
Pakistani actresses Veena Malek and Riya Sen, known for their rivalry, courtesy Ashmit Patel, are playing lead roles in Zindagi 50-50, but they shot their scenes separately. Now director Rajeev Ruia wants them to shoot an item number together.
Sen, an ex-girlfriend of Patel's, was not comfortable sharing screen space with Malek, who came closer to the actor when they participated in the fourth season of the reality show Bigg Boss.
"Both Veena and Riya had problems with each other. They didn't want to face each other. So I had to schedule two different shoots for both Veena and Riya," Ruia said.
"After finishing the entire film, I have decided to direct an item song with Veena and Riya. I will try my best to convince both of them for the item number."
Zindagi 50-50 is about the lives of three struggling girls and the cast also includes Supriya Kumari, Rajpal Yadav, Arya Babbar and Rajan Verma. While Malik plays a sex worker, Sen will be seen as a junior artist in it.
Before casting Malek, Ruia had signed Nisha Kothari.
"After watching Veena in Bigg Boss, I thought she will be perfect as a sex worker and will justify the role. So I asked Veena to replace Nisha Kothari," he said.
