Katrina, Sonam and Kareena lose to a 25-yr-old fresher Diana

Move aside Katrina, Sonam, Anushka and Kareena; it’s Diana Penty, a 25-year-old model, who has been finalised by Imtiaz Ali to play the lead opposite Ranbir in ‘Rockstar’.

Spicezee Bureau

Mumbai: Move aside Katrina, Sonam, Anushka and Kareena; it’s Diana Penty, a 25-year-old model, who has been finalised by ace filmmaker Imtiaz Ali to play the lead opposite Ranbir in his next venture ‘Rockstar’. The director, who is known to have churned out some of the biggest hits in the past two years, has sidelined B-town’s leading ladies to opt for a fresh face for his forthcoming film, starring the Kapoor scion.A Mumbai-based model, Diana is quite famous in the fashion circuit and was shortlisted after a grueling series of rounds. Confirming the news a source said, "There were several rumours about the girl in Imtiaz Ali`s film. Imtiaz had almost finalised Anushka Sharma at one point of time. However, he eventually decided that he wanted a new girl for his film and has finally zeroed in on Diana Penty.” What’s interesting is that Diana has also done an ad film for a mobile service provider with Ranbir and was also rumoured to have replaced Deepika in a cosmetic ad. And now, the lass has walked away with a role for which leading beauties like Katrina, Sonam and Kareena were vying. Talking about the film, the source added, "The film is being produced by Ashtavinayaka, which also made ‘Jab We Met’ with Imtiaz. ‘Rockstar’ is one of Imtiaz`s most ambitious projects. He was initially supposed to make the film with John Abraham and UTV but then he went on to make ‘Love Aaj Kal’. After ‘Love Aaj Kal’ released, he narrated the subject to Ranbir, who immediately agreed to do the film. Imtiaz had been considering various options for the female lead in ‘Rockstar’ and finally his wait is over."