Mid Day says that director Indra Kumar decided to cast the actress because first choice Vidya Balan was asking for too much money.
Sources close to Paa and Ishqiya star Balan have apparently said that she now earns around 10 and a half million rupees (around £150,000) per picture.
However, some reports have claimed that Balan, who starred in the original Dhamaal, walked out on the project because she was not happy with how her character was being developed.
