Mira Nair wanted Konkona Sen-Sharma for ‘Namesake’, but Sen could not do the role because of her dates. It was Tabu stepping in then. Now the things have taken a turn. After taking Tabu’s place in Zoya Akhtar’s directorial debut Luck By Chance, Konkona is treading into Tabu’s territory once again. Konkona will play a small but vital part in Mira Nair’s ‘Shantaram’. The impressive cast includes Johnny Depp, Amitabh Bachchan, and Irrfan Khan along with Konkona Sen for a one big dramatic scene.

Mira Nair says, “I’ve also been in talks with Prabhudeva, Arshad Warsi, Shreyas Talpade and Ranvir Sheorey. I’d also love to work with Pankaj Kapoor. We have such an extraordinary bunch of great actors in India!”