Director Vishal Bharadwaj preparations for the Othello remake have begun in full swing so much so that he has added two more names in the cast to the already vast line-up.

Bipasha Basu and Naseeruddin Shah will soon join the group that already includes Ajay Devgan, Kareena Kapoor, Konkona Sensharma, Saif Ali Khan and Vivek Oberoi.

Shah has a brief role in Othello’s Hindi version but being an experienced actor he will be holding a workshop for all the actors. Kareena Kapoor is quit happy with the development as she is a big fan of Naseeruddin Shah.

“A film like Othello has to be treated in the best possible manner. So the workshop assumes importance, because we have to learn Bhojpuri, and get the nuances right. I’m sure Naseersaab will give out interesting tips - we definitely stand to learn a lot.”

But what Kareena has to say about Bipasha’s inclusion in the film? Bipasha and Kareena are working for the second time after Ajnabee where the two were not very comfortable working with each other.