Kareena Kapoor to play Indhira Gandhi?

Kareena Kapoor might edge past Priyanka Chopra in the race to play Indira Gandhi in the muchawaited international biopic Mother: The Indira Gandhi Story.
The film’s Hollywood producers initially thought of approaching Priyanka, but it seems Oscar-winning make-up artistes Jenny Shircore and
Greg Connam, who are working closely on the project, are divided in their opinion.

A source working on the project reveals, “Veteran Hollywood scriptwriter Krishna Shah, who has also made films for Bollywood like Shalimar, wants to solve the mystery of which actress can look like Indira to play her on-screen. While Jenny — who won an Academy Award for her work in Elizabeth — had felt that Priyanka was the perfect choice, Greg — who has worked on The Curious Case of Benjamin Button — has now picked Kareena. The two are seriously looking over Kareena’s features for a near match before they approach her.”
Krishna told BT, “Directing is 80 per cent directing; in a biopic, it is 90 per cent. Can you imagine Gandhi without Ben Kingsley, or Nixon without Anthony Hopkins or Patton without George C. Scott? Indira’s film provides incredible scope for the make-up artistes.” On what they love about Kareena, who may have to go through three hours of prosthetics like Amitabh Bachchan in Paa and Shah Rukh Khan in Ra.One, Krishna adds, “She has a strong jaw and deep-set eyes and the time to apply the make-up will not be much. Indira at 20 will take about an hour; at 50, about two hours; and at 67, three hours because of the advancement in the art of make-up.”