Confirmed: Huma Qureshi to romance Thalaiva Rajinikanth!

Almost after a decade, Rajinikanth kicked off a five-day meet-and-greet session with his fans yesterday in Kodambakkam. The Southern superstar had discontinued this ritual after casualties in a 1998 accident and, till 2008, only met them on his birthday.

During the interactions, the 66-year-old confirmed that he will begin shooting for Pa Ranjith's untitled action-romance Tamil project from May 28. And now it's Huma Qureshi's turn after Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Sonakshi Sinha and Radhika Apte to be wooed by him,

A source told Mumbai Mirror, "The makers were looking for someone with a strong screen presence as it's a performance-oriented role. Huma will play Rajinikanth's love interest. She is really excited. They start shooting in Mumbai from May 28 and Huma will start prep soon." Dhanush, who is married to Rajini's daughter Aishwarya is producing the film.

She was last seen opposite Akshay Kumar in Jolly LLB 2, and Huma's next is Gurinder Chadha's Viceroy's House, and Dobaara: See Your Evil, with brother Saqib Saleem, which is an official adaptation of the Hollywood horror film, Oculus (2013).