It is going to be Deepika Padukone opposite Salman Khan in Partner 2.

The actress has been selected to play the lead role in the film opposite the superstar Salman after she expressed her desire to work with him.

“Who doesn’t want to work with Salman Khan? He is one of the best looking actors in the film industry and I love the way he performs on the screen as well. It will be good fun to work with him,” says the actress Deepika.

Asin again opposite Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan starrer movie, after London Dreams, now again actress Asin and Salman will play the lead role in director Anees Bazmee's remake of hit South film Ready under Bhushan Kumar production.

A sources say’s that first choice was Deepika Padukone, than after Asin all most final for this Hindi remake movie.

The original is a Telugu film Ready that starred south actor Ram and Genelia Dsouza in the lead roles. It was one of the highest grossing films of 2008 and is a romantic comedy film. Anees Bazmee plans to retain several funny sequences from the original in the remake.

Bhushan Kumar of T-Series confirmed the development saying, “Yes we are producing the film and it goes on floor in June. Talks are on but I can’t comment on the casting.”

She began her Bollywood journey with Shah Rukh Khan in 'Om Shanti Om' but it is Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan, who is on the wish list of Deepika Padukone.

"I am really looking forward to work with Superstar Salman," Deepika told PTI.

"In fact we were supposed to be paired up much earlier but then a couple of films didn't quite work out. That's sad but I am sure that in near future, we would be paired opposite each other," said the actress, who will next be seen with Farhan Akhtar in 'Karthik Calling Karthik'.

The 23-year-old has already worked with hotshots like Akshay Kumar 'Chandni Chowk To China' and Saif Ali Khan 'Love Aaj Kal' and will next be seen opposite Abhishek Bachchan, Imran Khan and Neil Nitin Mukesh in 'Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se', 'Break Ke Baad' and YRF's untitled film respectively.

Deepika is reckoned to be from the Shah Rukh Khan camp, as she debuted in Om Shanti Om (2007), so producer Sajid Nadiadwala wasn't sure if she will consent to co-star with Shah Rukh rival Salman. But the young actress displayed professionalism and readily accepted the film. She said her dream was to work with Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan.

Deepika has just completed filming for Nadiadwala production, Housefull with co-star Akshay Kumar.

Interestingly Nadiadwala said, "We were very clear about not getting the original Telugu director as I don't believe in letting the South Indian directors do the Hindi remakes."

As to his reason for picking Murugadoss, Nadiadwala says:

"I loved Murugadoss' work in Ghajini and so did Salman."

Ironically, Murugadoss is a director from the South and did a fantastic job with the Hindi remake of Ghajini after directiing the Tamil original!

Kick (2009) is a Telugu action romance drama directed by Surender Reddy, starring Ravi Teja. Its a story of a man who loves challenges in life and does things to get kick out of them.

The Hindi adaptation will be written by Abhijat Joshi (Munnabhai and co-writer of 3 Idiots).

Salman has been very excited about Kick as the film has both action and romance, genres that Salman is good at.

Having given her the big break through Om Shanti Om, Deepika Padukone places Shahrukh Khan at the top, but she is not averse to work with his arch rival Salman Khan. She said that she would love to work with Salman.