Kangana Ranaut is all set to begin work on Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari's new film Panga, in which she has been cast as a kabaddi player. Makers, in the meantime, roped in Patralekhaa as the second female lead in the film, a leading daily reports. Panga is a sports drama and will be shot primarily in north India.

Sources told the daily that Patralekhaa agreed to do Panga soon after she heard the script narration while the report also claimed that she will star as a kabaddi player in the film as well.

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"Patralekhaa is doing Panga. She will also be seen as a kabaddi player in the film. When the team narrated her the story, she gave the nod almost immediately,” the daily quoted a source as saying.

Patralekhaa made her debut in Bollywood with CityLights in 2014 and subsequently starred in the films Love Games and Nanu Ki Jaanu.

Kangana, meanwhile, stars as the protagonist in Panga while the film spans across her journey from her teenage to marriage. She loves kabaddi and her passion for the sport is what forms the crux of Panga’s plot. Pre-production has commenced as well.

The 31-year-old actress, in the meantime, is occupied with several projects. She recently wrapped the London schedule of Mental Hai Kya, which co-stars Rajkummar Rao. Apart from Mental Hai Kya, she will also be seen in Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi.

Soon enough, Kangana will start preparing for her role in the film in order to understand the nuances of her character. Jassi Singh, best known for his role in 2008’s Jodhaa Akbar, will star as Kangana’s husband in the film. Neena Gupta will also feature in Panga.

Kangana was last seen in 2017’s Simran.