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 are yet to come to a conclusion regarding the female lead opposite Hrithik. They are considering Deepika Padukone and Kareena  Kapoor to play Princess Sati. Already talks are on with the two actresses about dates and other details. If they zero down on Deepika Padukone, this will be a fresh pairing as Hrithik and Deepika never shared screen space.

But if Kareena clinches the role in 'Shuddhi', it will re-unite the two in celluliod after almost 10 years. Hrithik and Kareena 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.