When Salman Khan’s ‘Veer’ was turned down by Katrina Kaif, for reasons she knows best, Salman went on to feature her look alike, a model, Zarine Khan. The actress was introduced to the world of filmdom through Salman and she played a princess opposite him.

Zarine was criticized for her weight and many didn’t appreciate that she actually put on eight more kilograms for the role! It became quite difficult for Zarine to bag roles with big banners after this. Following which, the actress opted the size zero way and the magic worked well for her; she has an item song with Sallu Bhai in upcoming ‘Ready’ and ‘Housefull 2’ and ‘Partner 2’ in her kitty.

Not just that, grapevine is abuzz that Zarine is shortly making her debut in Tamil – titled ‘Karikalan,’ a period flick again! She will play opposite Vikram, the south actor who featured as Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s husband in ‘Raavan’. Although Zarine is yet to sign on the dotted lines the news is confirmed, say sources. She is playing a princess in ‘Karikalan’ as well. It is said that the project will go on floors soon, and scenes involving Zarine will begin filming by this September. She is taking time off till then to practice her Tamil.

She was criticized for her weight in ‘Veer’ and the movie didn’t fair well at the box-office. Well, let’s just hope the magic works now for Zarine and Vikram down south…