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"Anushka Sharma has been confirmed as the female lead in Peekay. The Band Baaja Bharat star has been cast as  Aamir Khan&amp;#039;s romantic interest in the Raj Kumar Hirani-directed film, despite rumours circulating to the contrary.  According to Bollywood Samachar, a source said: &amp;quot;Soon after she got confirmed, there were rumours about how she had been paired opposite TV actor Sushant Singh Rajput in the movie, instead of Aamir.&amp;quot;  Sharma&amp;#039;s industry rivals have allegedly been circulating the rumours after it was reported that the actress was in the running for the coveted role. An insider confirmed the news saying: &amp;quot;Anushka is very much paired opposite Aamir. Sushant&amp;#039;s dates span over just eight to ten days for this project. Someone has been spreading baseless rumours.&amp;quot; The signing has been described as a big step for the actress, who made her debut with Shah Rukh Khan in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and stars alongside Khan again in Yash Chopra&amp;#039;s final directorial venture Jab Tak Hain Jaan.  Watch Anushka Sharma in the song &amp;#039;Jiya Re&amp;#039; from  Jab Tak Hain Jaan below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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