Madhur Bhandarkar has signed Payal Rohatgi for his next film, Corporate (Bipasha Basu, Minissha Lamba, Kay Kay Menon and Samir Dattani), to be produced by Percept Picture Company. Rohatgi will play an actress known for her item numbers.

“I have not yet seen any film of Payal’s. I have just seen a few dance numbers on television, and a few promos. The girl has style and oomph, which is required for the character. It’s not a lengthy role, but she’ll have her moments,” says Bhandarkar.

Not a fair weather pal

When contacted, Rohatgi confirmed the news. “When I first learnt that Madhur’s next will be Corporate, I expressed a desire to work with him. Recently, ever since he has been in tough times, I have kept in touch. He is a marvellous filmmaker and I can’t wait to start.”

I wanna forget my past

Rohatgi is back from the Mauritius schedule of Subhash Ghai’s 36 China Town (Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Upen Patel), directed by Abbas Mustan.

“I have nothing else on my plate. I want to forget my past films. I wanted to be noticed and have achieved that. Now is the time to take the next logical step and start working with big filmmakers. I think luck is supporting me and I hope it remains that way,” she said.