Deepika Padukone, who's often known for her tender and piquant roles, is all set to enter the space of dark and edgy romance. At the Mumbai Film Festival recently, she spoke about how she has signed a romantic film that belongs to the space of noir. Bollywood Bubble now has spilled the beans on the project. This film will be produced by Karan Johar and directed by Shakun Batra. Further details about the project are awaited.

We are excited because of two reasons. First, the leading actress herself. As aforementioned, she has established her career in roles that require her to look gorgeous and infuse all her charm and aura to her characters. This would be the first time she'll veer into a space that would give her a massive opportunity to expand her horizons as an artist. Padukone is a good actor, but her celluloid persona has often overpowered her prowess as an actor, except in Piku. And this could be another such film and character.