Three fabulous actresses are showing interest in playing the leading lady opposite Akshay Kumar in Vipul Shah's remake of the Tamil Diwali blockbuster 'Thuppakki'  that is currently ruling the box office.

The film has broken all previous records in the Tamil cinema, exceeding the collections of even the biggest Rajnikanth blockbusters. At the same time, this action-oriented film offers the leading lady a chance to play a boxer. It is understood, three of Akshay's leading ladies that is Katrina Kaif, Sonakshi Sinha and Deepika Padukone feel they're eminently qualified.

According to a source, "After the intense experience of doing Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Katrina is at the moment searching for something fun to do in her next project.The Thuppakki remake will give her that sense of unwinding. Besides, she's been dying to do something with producer Vipul Shah and Akshay Kumar for the longest time now. She had a fabulous time working with them in Namaste London, and since the Namaste London sequel is not happening immediately, she is agreeable to taking on the challenge of doing the remake of Thuppakki."

"Deepika may beat Katrina to it simply by default. She was offered the original Tamil film, but could not do it due to date issues. Now Deepika is the top contender for the boxer's role in Hindi, and mainly because she by nature an athlete and has been looking out for a sporty role,"  the source further added.

Sonakshi has also expressed interest in the role. "It could be any actress. We're very sure that the remake would have to be very different from the original. Vijay who stars in Thuppakki is a superstar in Tamil cinema. With Akshay the remake will acquire a larger appeal. So yes, the leading lady would be different from the Tamil film," said producer Vipul Shah.