SRK is not SLB's Bajirao
- IndiaGlitz, [Monday,January 13 2014]
Looks like the filmmakerÂs time has not yet come to finalise about the lead hero of his much-delayed film - on the historical love story of Peshwa Bajirao and Mastani. Of late speculations were rife that Shah Rukh Khan has been roped in to play the lead in Sanjay Leela BhansaliÂs dream project ÂBajirao MastaniÂ. However sources close to the stars denied the news saying that SRK has not signed the project and he is currently busy with Farah KhanÂs ÂHappy New YearÂ. While those of BhansaliÂs side clarified that he has not readied the script yet.
Story so far is that - Sanjay Leela Bhansali, since the times of ÂHum Dil De Chuke Sanam had been planning to bring out his close-to-heart film ÂBajirao MastaniÂ. At that time he wanted to bring the then iconic lovers Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai but after their infamous break up the director dropped the idea. He revived it again after ÂDevdasÂ, keeping Shah Rukh Khan in mind.
Unfortunately the film, yet again met with a road block, following the fall out of the filmmaker and SRK in 2007 - owing to their respective films ÂSaawariya and ÂOm Shanti Om clashing at the box office same day; leading to verbal tussle between them and finally breaking the ties. They shook hands later two years back (2012) at a movie event.
According to sources, recently when SLB was busy with his film ÂGoliyon Ki Raasleela ÂRam-Leela he had approached Ajay Devgn for playing Bajirao. And latest it was heard that Bhansali had SRK coming to him and asking him if the project offer is still open for him, as he is now interested in doing the film. Incidentally buzz was also that Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif were considered for the female leads. But all these news about are said to be false.