She may have lost a friend in one Sanjay but she has gained another in a namesake. After losing out on favour with Sanjay Dutt, just when she seemed to have consolidated her place in his camp, Kangana made a bold move of stepping into his ‘frenemy’ Sanjay Gupta's 'Shooutout At Wadala'. Result? So overwhelmed was the 'Kaante' director with this development that he pronto promised to increase her role in the film.

"Kangana was on crossroads before signing 'Shootout....'. She was advised by many that she was making a great mistake as this development would mean complete boycott from Dutt camp. However she didn't want any political reasons to stop her from taking this important decision. Once she confirmed to Gupta that she was on board, the writing was clear on the wall. She had moved on," says a close associate of the actress.

For Gupta it was a huge moment as he needed an actress urgently after things didn't work out with Vidya Balan. The film's start date was fast approaching and for Kangana to step into the film without even listening to the entire script was pretty much God-sent for her.

"Gupta there and then promised Kangana that her part would now have much more meat to it than was originally written," says a friend of the director, "He told her that if she could treat him blindly and bail him out in such tough times, it was also his responsibility to payback. As a love interest of John Abraham in the film, she would now be seen as a much more fleshed out character."

On her part Kangana is looking at this film to be yet another high octane dramatic outing after her debut film 'Gangster' which was also set in underworld. On the other hand Sanjay Gupta confirmed that Kangana's part is being rewritten to make it all the more powerful in this otherwise all-male drama.