Dino Morea is donning the garb of both actor and producer and is now planning a new film in which he will co star with Kareena Kapoor.

Dino Morea and Kareena Kapoor bonded well when they shot the ICI Dulux Velvet Touch paint ad in Rajasthan with Karan Johar last year. “Karan played the lead with Kareena while I was just the silent producer. I made her promise that if and when I produce a film she’d have to be my co-star. I never knew the director for my first feature film would have the same idea,” Dino told reporters.

The actor has had a bad year with two movies Bhram and Anamika bombing at the box office. He also tried to rope in ad film maker Shamim Desai for his first film as producer but Desai backed out.

The project is the adaptation of very successful British play. “The hit play in Britain was directed by a very talented guy called Pravesh Kumar and now I’ve hired him to direct my first feature film based on his own play,” says Dino. The film will be based on one of Pravesh’s two hit plays - “Deranged Marriage” or “Something About Simi”.

According to Dino, the character in the play was made to be acted out by Kareena Kapoor. “Kareena suits the role perfectly. It’s almost as if the role was conceived for her. She’s meant to play the part. In fact, the play is named after her character,” says Dino.

For the moment, Dino Morea is cutting off from more assignments. “For many years I’ve done films to earn money so I could buy my car, house and a life in Mumbai. Now I need to build a body of work, and just my body,” Dino quips.

Dino Morea adds: “Fortunately, there’s an escape route to my career. Making my own films.”