The Bollywood adaptation of 'The Immortals of Mehula' - 'Shuddhi' will have Hrithik Roshan playing the male lead as Shiva. Hrithik has already given his nod to the Karan Johar production which will be directed by 'Agneepath' maker Karan Malhotra. However, the makers have been scouting for the female lead opposite Hrithik. Actresses like Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif and Kareena Kapoor were considered to play Princess Sati. Zoom TV spoke to the scriptwriter Piyush Mishra and he said as per his knowledge Kareena Kapoor and Hrithik Roshan will be the lead actors in 'Shuddhi'. Mishra refrained from giving further details. If Kareena clinches the role in 'Shuddhi', it will re-unite Hrithik-Kareena on-screen pairing in celluloid after almost 10 years. The two actors have worked together in movies like 'Yaadein', 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...', 'Mujhse Dosti Karoge!' and 'Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon'. They were considered as one of the hottest couples of Bollywood, but the duo stopped working together when the rumours of an affair between the two hit the headlines.

The rumours spread like wildfire when Kareena and Hrithik worked together in 'Yaadein' in 2001. Rumour has it, when Hrithik's wife Sussanne Khan got the whiff of their romance she left his home. A very prominent magazine carried a cover story of Hrithik-Kareena romance at that time. Hrithik's father Rakesh Roshan did not let this matter go lightly and planned to sue the magazine. Hrithik and Kareena did a couple of films during that period but then decided to part ways in 2003. Hrithik returned to his childhood sweetheart Sussanne Khan and Kareena’s love life with Shahid Kapoor began in 2004. But now if Karan Johar manages to cast Hrithik and Kareena together in 'Shuddhi' it will be a casting coup of sort. And if this happens, watch out for the chemistry between Hrithik and Kareena.