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Will Preity play Suryamukhi?

ANANT NARAYAN / TNN / Sep 27, 2007, 00:00 IST

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After Madhuri Dixit and Vidya Balan refuse to play Suryamukhi in Bobby Bedi's biopic based on the life of controversial painter Raja Ravi Varma, talks are now on with the vivacious Preity Zinta to play the part.


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