Tamil film Vettai, which is dubbed in Telugu as Bale Thammudu, is going to be remade in Hindi is no more the news. The latest update is that Ileana might play the role played by Amala Paul in the original.

The Hindi version, starring Shahid Kapoor in the lead role will be directed by the same Lingusamy who helmed Vettai and will be produced by UTV Motion Pictures. Shooting is expected to start in a month or two.

Earlier the buzz was that Amala Paul was asked by the director to keep her dates free to reprise her role. But a little bird says Ileana has now emerged the front runner in the race.

While Sameera Reddy is expected to play the other heroine, Ali Zafar who did Mere Brother Ki Dulhan and Tere Bin Laden will be doing the role which Madhavan did in Vettai. Music will be scored by Kollywood's top composer Yuvanshankar Raja.