The Ex Eye-Candy-Man of Sushmita Sen, Randeep Hooda is making rapid strides in patching up with his mentor Ram Gopal Verma with whom he had some differences after the failure of ‘D’. Verma and Hooda are reportedly coming together in a film tentatively titled Badla which will be directed by Ramu himself in a twenty day schedule in July in areas around Mumbai. It is rumored that only when RGV is through with Badla that he would start work on his ambitious Sholay.

According to sources Randeep’s performance in one of the stories (directed by Chakravorthy) in a recent Factory product Darna Zaroori Hai went down well with the Big Boss and he thought of casting him in this psychological thriller with its dose of horror. There are going to be two lead actresses. Manisha Koirala and Urmila Matondkar are being considered for the two roles.

Randeep insists that he never had any difference with Ramu, but the insiders within the Factory have a different take on the subject. It has repeatedly come to light that Hooda also had major issues with Darna Zaroori Hai director Chakravorthy. After his split with Sush, Hooda boy has been acting finicky in real life. Although he claims that Sen would always be a part of his life, the leggy Bong babe has already moved onto her next boyfriend. In the meanwhile, Randeep is busy finishing up with Vishram Sawant’s next venture, suggestively titled Risk. Incidentally, Risk also happens to be the film with which Remix-Pasha DJ Akbar Sami is making his debut as a music composer.

Here’s hoping that a talented actor like Randeep Hooda shall find more time to focus on his work rather than being in news for failed relationships and temper tantrums.