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Samantha Ruth Prabhu To Be Paired With Vicky Kaushal In Director Aditya Dhar's 'The Immortal Ashwatthama'?
Mumbai, July 7 - A couple of days ago, it was revealed that Samantha Ruth Prabhu is in the talks to do an epic mythology film, however, the details were not disclosed then. Now, according to the latest development, the actress has been in talk to star in director Aditya Dhar's ambitious film, "The Immortal Ashwatthama". ## "The Immortal Ashwatthama" was announced in January last year with Vicky Kaushal in the lead role. However, due to financial issues, the movie could go on floors and was pushed indefinitely. It was to be produced by Ronnie Screwvala under the RSVP Movies production banner, but he has reportedly backed out from this magnum opus. ## The sci-fi epic is finally back on track with new producers. Aditya Dhar and the team are reportedly in advanced talks with Samantha to play the leading lady with Vicky headlining the title role. "Aditya has been working on to fine-tune the script of The Immortal Ashwatthama for a while now and is all gearing up to take it on floors in 2023", according to Pinkvilla. ## "The casting is underway, and the filmmaker has finally aligned his vision with the financials that his studio partner has approved. Samantha has liked the world of Aditya, however, the talks are still in a very advanced stage", it further states. ## Samantha, meanwhile, will be making her Bollywood film debut opposite Ayushmann Khurrana under Dinesh Vijan's production banner Maddock Films. She will also be doing a film for Taaspee Pannu's production. Apart from these movies, the actress is also in talks with Akshay Kumar for a film produced by Dharma Productions. ## Stay tuned...