Parthepan in The Dirty Picture remake?

The buzz is that, actor-director Parthepan will be playing Naseeruddin Shah���s character from The Dirty Picture in Kannada director Trishul���s The Dirty Picture: Silk Sakkath Maga, starring Veena Malik in the lead.
Trishul says, ���We have approached Parthiepan for the role. We have received a green signal from him and will be getting the confirmation in a couple of days.���
And while the director claims that his film will be an honest attempt to showcase Silk���s life, he has not sought permission from her family.