After playing ping-pong with cinephiles' hearts over whether or not Katrina Kaif would pair up with Akshay Kumar in Sooryavanshi, Rohit Shetty's team has confirmed to mid-day that the actor has indeed been zeroed in as the leading female face in the film. Speculations of Kaif reuniting with Kumar after their chemistry in films like Singh is Kinng (2008) and Namastey London (2007) was applauded, had been doing the rounds for a while.

Now, Shetty's spokesperson has confirmed that Kaif has hopped aboard the film, with a source adding that she will play wife to Kumar's character. A trade source says, "Katrina was approached to play the female lead earlier this year and had been in talks with the makers. There were speculations that Pooja Hegde had joined the film but Rohit had negated them. Akshay and Katrina have delivered many blockbusters. As a pair, they are popular with fans, and at the box-office."