If things go as director Ali Abbas Zafar wishes, actress Katrina Kaif, who had worked with Zafar in Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, might be roped in as the female lead in Gunday, a YRF flick which stars Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor.

Buzz has it that as Zafar has worked with Katrina before and shares a comfort level with her, the director is quite keen to sign up Kaif for the role in the flick, which is set in the 1970-1980 era Kolkata. The film is supposed to have Singh and Kapoor play small time gangsters, who rise to power in the underworld and become major players in the black-market industry.

Kaif was last seen playing the role of a Pakistani spy in Kabir Khan's Ek Tha Tiger, where she was romantically paired opposite former flame Salman Khan. The actress will also be seen opposite Shah Rukh Khan for the very first time in Yash Chopra's Untitled Romance.

We had reported some days back that YRF boys and rumoured rivals Arjun Kapoor and Ranveer Singh shall come together for a YRF flick, which will be directed by Ali Abbas Zafar of Mere Brother Ki Dulhan fame.

Now, sources claim that the film, titled Gunday, will have the two actors playing Kolkata based gangsters. It is being said that Singh and Kapoor will play small time gangsters from the 1970-1980 era, who rise to power and become black market mafia figures.

Ali Abbas confirmed the news but also added that the female lead has not been finalized as of now. Ranveer Singh, who made his debut with YRF flick Band Baaja Baaraat, will be next seen in Lootera and Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Ram Leela, whereas Arjun Kapoor, who played the role of thuggish political heir Parma Chauhan in Ishaqzaade, will be next seen in a double role in YRF film Aurangzeb, which is said to be a modern take on 70s blockbuster Trishul.