Kriti Sanon to play leading lady in Shah Rukh Khan's 'Raees'?

After speculations doing the rounds about who would be the leading lady in Shah Rukh Khan's Fan, with names like Ileana D'Cruz and Vaani Kapoor floating around, now we have a new question. Although people were expecting Sonam Kapoor to be paired opposite SRK in Rahul Dholakia'sRaees, now we hear the offer might land up in Heropanti actress Kriti Sanon's kitty.

Kriti has received numerous praises for her Heropanti act and is also being paired opposite Akshay Kumar in Singh is Blingand Shahid Kapoor in Farzi. Now, in an interesting casting coup of sorts, Kriti has been approached by the makers to star opposite SRK in the film.
Raees will also have Farhan Akhtar playing a strong second lead and Shah Rukh Khan will be essaying the role of a bottlegger. The film is scheduled to go on floors next year.