When 'Players', the Hindi remake of Hollywood hit 'The Italian Job' was announced, it was being looked at with keen interest that which Bollywood actress would be roped in to play the part of Charlize Theron. Reason being the heist action thriller had an all-men cast with Charlize being the sole leading lady. While Abhishek Bachchan and Neil Nitin Mukesh were finalized for the key parts, Sonam Kapoor being announced as the chosen one led to a conclusion that hunt for a leading lady was finally over.

"There was more to it though with Bipasha Basu coming into picture as well", says a source, "Suddenly the film became a two heroine film. Since Abbas-Mustan had clarified that Bipasha was not in the film for a cameo but instead a full fledged role, tongues started wagging around whether it would be her or Sonam who would be re-enacting the all-important part of Charlize."

As it has been revealed now, it is an all new part which has been written for Bipasha as the makers wanted to make the film much more glamorized. So while Sonam continues to fill Charlize's shoes, Bipasha too joins hands with all the boys and gets into an action mode.

Bipasha is taking it light though and says that she would have always opted for the part that she is currently doing rather than that of Sonam.

"See, 'The Italian Job' has been taken to an altogether different level by Abbas-Mustan for 'Players'", says Bipasha who has also worked with the director duo in her debut film 'Ajnabee' as well as her last big hit 'Race', "Every character is pretty much pivotal to the film. In any case, I love this role more than anything else. It is like a hero's role and I get to kick butt. Even boys in our film say that they would have loved to step in."

Wonder what does Sonam have to say about this?