Putting to rest reports that he is in “advanced stages of talk” with Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif and that he is considering Shah Rukh Khan for his dream-project Bajirao Mastani Sanjay Leela Bhansali says he isn’t considering reviving that project at all.
“At the moment I am only focussing on Ram Leela. I am not even thinking about any other project.”
A member of the filmmaker’s crew adds, “We really don’t know where the rumour of Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif playing the two female leads in Bajirao Mastani came from. Because Sanjayji has not spoken to any actress, or actor about that project. When he’s shooting he’s completely consumed by the film on hand. He talks to Deepika only about her character. In fact he calls her Leela and when she messages him she signs Leela.”
As for Katrina and Shah Rukh, SLB hasn’t met her at all or spoken to anyone associated with her about Bajirao Mastani.
Says the source, “Bajirao Mastani is not happening at the moment. It won’t be SLB’s next project either.At the moment his dream project is just that. His dream.”
Bajirao Mastani’s original cast was Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Rani Mukherjee. When Kareena chose to sign Priyadarshan’s Kyun Ki at Salman’s behest the historical pair’s freshness was ruined and the project went on the back burner.
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