‘Wanted Dead and Alive’ is the forthcoming action thriller and the first Hindi film directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by Boney Kapoor. Salman Khan and Ayesha Takia are in the lead role and the film is expected to release in the end of year 2008. The film is the remake of Tamil hit film ‘Pokhri’.

Ayesha Takia, who shares the screen space with Salman Khan, says that ‘Wanted’ is a Bonney Kapoor film and Prabu’s first directorial venture in Hindi. Lots of dancing are there and is a remake of a Tamil film.

Even though Ritiesh Deshmukh has worked with Ayesha Takia for the first time ever in DE TAALI, he truly believes that the girl is a genuine talent. Impressed with her spontaneity and the range that she brings in her act, Riteish admits that it was fun working with her in his soon to be released urban comic flick that is directed by E Niwas.

“Ayesha is truly one of the finest talents around”, says Riteish in an admiring tone, “I mean most of us actors have a particular way of acting in films. The way we enact a scene or mouth a dialogue, there is basically a similar format involved. But Ayesha is just different.”

Ayesha Takia & Ritesh at Provogue’s store launch for promoting there upcoming Hindi Movie De taali. De taali is a forthcoming Bollywood film that stars Aftab Shivdasani, Ayesha Takia, Ritesh Deshmukh and Rimi Sen in the main roles. It is directed by E. Niwas and produced by Ravi Walia. The film revolves around three childhood friends who have grown together and when Rimi Sen comes in their life, the whole dynamics of their friendship changes. The film was initially titled Jalsa.

The latest Bollywood news suggests that the industry is going to be one actress short. Ayesha Takia, who is heading up the altar at the end of the year, is rumoured to be quitting films and plans to spend her days being Mrs. Farhan Azmi.

Ayesha and Farhan have been together for quite a few years now and the walk up the aisle is spelling a closure to the actress’ Bollywood career. Sources close to the actress tell us that Ayesha is speedily wrapping up her commitments as she wants to be completely free in a couple of months.

Ayesha Takia was born on April 10, 1986 and grew up in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She comes from a mixed family. Her father, Nishit, is Gujarati, and her mother, Faridah, is half British and half Maharashtrian, an Anglo-Indian Muslim.

Ayesha Takia went to St. Anthony’s High School, but never went to college because she started to work when she turned sixteen. Her father interacts with her producers and handles her dates. She has a younger sister named Natasha born on February 5, 1988.