'Chak De' girl Sagarika Ghatge to act in a thriller

06th Sept 2007 18.45 IST Sagarika Ghatge , the gorgeous gal who played center-forward Preeti Sabharwal in Chak De India , is set to act in another film.Through ‘Chak De India’, Sagarika has come to the notice of many filmmakers in Bollywood. One of them is Apoorva Lakhia , who saw the film and liked her performance and good looks.
Consequently, Apoorva decided to cast Sagarika to play an important role in his next directorial venture Mission Istanbul . Sagarika has given her consent to the film, but she still has to sign on the dotted line.It is learnt that Sagarika will play a CIA agent in the flick.Apart from Sagarika, Apoorva has also finalized south actress Shreya Saran to play Zayed Khan’s wife in the film.‘Mission Istanbul’ stars Vivek Oberoi , Sunil Shetty , Zayed Khan and newcomer Niket Dheer.The film’s shooting will begin in Turkey from October onwards.