The Bollywood filmmaker Karan Malhotra is coming up with the movie 'Shuddhi'. Heartthrob Hrithik Roshan would be playing the lead role in this film. But, Karan Malhotra is still not able to finalise the leading lady for this flick and so the hunt is going on for a suitable face.

After remake of ' Agneepath ', this is second movie of Karan Malhotra with Hrithik Roshan . This was the first film of Karan as a director. ' Agneepath ' remake entered into the club of Rs. 100 crore, by performing excellently at the box-office.

It is said that the director Karan was thinking of Anushka Sharma or Kareena Kapoor for playing the female lead in the film 'Shuddhi'. Firing these rumours, Malhotra explained that yet, there is no finalization done about female lead and they have not finalized Kareena Kapoor or Anushka Sharma till now. Might be in this June, there would be finalization about the female lead for the film, as told by the director. Malhotra assured to make an official announcement very soon.

It is said that by coming November, 'Shuddhi' will go on the floors. Karan Johar is the producer of this flick.