The makers of Sanjay Dutt's comeback film 'Bhoomi' were hunting for a female lead who will play the role of Sanjay Dutt's daughter, while several big names came forward with Sayyeshaa Saigal, Alia Bhatt and Shraddha Kapoor topping the list, the makers have now finally zeroed down Aditi Rao Hydari for the role.

Omung Kumar, the director said in a statement, "We shortlisted Aditi because she's in a good space right now. I love the way she emotes. This, unlike her other projects, will be her film. She's a relatively untapped actress. The father-daughter relationship is an important aspect of the narrative in this revenge drama. Aditi's face perfectly blends softness with a lot of strength. Besides, I like to team up people, who seem unlikely to be cast together, in my movies."

He added, "Aditi's role goes handin-hand with Dutt's track in the film. His journey is physically demanding, while her role will display an array of emotions. So, it's important that they get along well.They are in fact being trained by a diction expert for the dialect common in Agra. If all goes as planned, Sanjay's first shot will be canned in Agra in the second week of February."