Vidya Balan is on a signing spree. Her career is on the upswing post Paa and Ishqiya. She has even started dressing better. She is currently working on Rajkumar Gupta’s No One Killed Jessica and is also considering Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Children.

Sabyasachi is one of Vidya’s favourite designers, and he styled her look in Paa. She wears his creations at events and the duo is friends. So, it is no surprise that he wants her to be part of his directorial debut. He thinks she is the quintessential Indian beauty. Prateik Babber is the male lead in the film. Konkona Sen Sharma recently said that she finds Prateik sexy and she might also sign on the dotted line.

The unconventional casting makes sense and is in sync with the designer’s unconventional and Indian sensibilities. His designs are distinctly desi, and Konkona, Vidya and Prateik look very Indian. The film is an out-and-out romantic comedy and will take people by surprise because very few know that the reserved, shy and down-to-earth Sabyasachi has a funny side.

The movie is set in London and Punjab and based on NRIs. It will go on the floors in June, as some minor details have to be finalized and finishing touches have to be added.

Sabyasachi Mukerji said that it will be a while before the film goes on the floors because he is still writing the script. He has recently designed for Paa, Raavana and Guzaarish and for Baabul in the past.