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Sanjay Leela Bhansali to collaborate with Ajay Devgn after 20 years! Actor to star alongside Alia Bhatt

A source reveals Sanjay Lela Bhansali offered Ajay Devgn with two options which included - a biopic and the other fictional, a love story, which is said to be Baiju Bawra...

Ajay Devgn and Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next - Inshalla saw trouble as Salman Khan denied to romance Alia Bhatt in their upcoming film and the fans are caught under the relapse this bad news. Now, the Bhansali fans have been excited to rejoice the Paadmavat director’s return as he is all set to collaborate with Ajay Devgn after 20 years in the biopic Gangubai Kathiawadi. 

The film will see Alia Bhatt performing as the madam of a Kamathipura brothel in Mumbai during the 1960s and apparently, Ajay Devgn will play one of her gangster lovers who shaped her destiny to her meteoric rise as one of the most powerful, loved and respected madams of Kamathipura. 

Bollywood Hungama reported the story is loosely adapted from one of the chapters of Hussain Zaidi’s Mafia Queens Of Mumbai and the film is expected to go on floors this year. 

The reports also quoted a source saying, “Last week, Ajay Devgn and Sanjay Leela Bhansali met at Anand Pandit’s Diwali party and chatted for hours. They caught up on a lot of stuff and that’s when SLB also invited him over to his office. Ajay dropped in a couple of days after that and they had a meeting for more than a couple of hours.”

The source also added that Devgn was offered two options which included -  a biopic and the other fictional, a love story, which is said to be Baiju Bawra.

“In Baiju Bawra the actor was offered the role of Tansen. Ajay liked his role in Gangubai as it’s an intense character – a mobster with a golden heart who teaches Gangubai the tricks of the trade and falls in love with her,” added the source.

Further elaboration on signing the deal, the source clarified that Devgn wants to do the signing and make the announcement at an auspicious date, which will be this week. The star showed the famous filmmaker some scenes his next project, a historical action drama, Tanhaji and Bhansali who himself excels in such period dramas was quite impressed.

The Shivay actor was also offered with another action drama based on a warrior film, which will be directed by SLB, at a later date. Ajay’s role in Gangubai is an extremely powerful and passionate one and will be remembered in cinema for the depth and romance in it.

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