With more and more Bollywood directors reportedly watching Telugu and Tamil movies with curiosity, it is not surprising that some of them find acting talent in South Indian films.  Illeana, Kajal Agarwal and Tapsee Pannu are the heroines who are having a heyday there in Bollywood.

Even as Illeana awaits the release of 'Barfi!', she has signed on a film opposite Akshay Kumar. Titled as 'Khiladi 786', this film is slated to be released for Diwali.  It also stars Himesh Reshammiya and all fans of Illeana pray that she is not serenading him in the movie.

Kajal Agarwal has a film opposite, again, our Khiladi Kumar.  The film that bears the working title 'Special Chabbis', will be helmed by Neeraj Pandey of 'A Wednesday' fame that is based on a 1987 jewellery heist in Mumbai. Kajal made her B-town debut with Ajay Devgn starrer 'Singham' (a remake of Suriya starrer 'Singam'), which became a blockbuster hit. It is further said that Akshay was smitten by her performance and found her apt for this film and was keen in featuring her as his lead lady.

Tapsee Pannu, also a popular face in Tamil, is struggling to gain a foothold in Telugu. For B-town launch pad, she has a David Dhawan film 'Chashme Baddoor', a remake of a 1981 hit film, and one believes that Dhawan will not let her down.  Of course, this does not come across as a big entertainer, but it will be popular with certain sections of the movie-goers.

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