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While Deepika Padukone has been finalised in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's dream project, Bajirao Mastani, buzz is that Kareena Kapoor Khan had expressed her eagerness to play the female protagonist. The epic love story revolves around Peshwa Bajirao, an early 18th century Maratha general and Mastani, the beautiful and brave woman who became his second wife. And the filmmaker has been planning to make it for over a decade now.
Apparently, Bhansali isn't too keen to cast Kareena. More so after she opted out of Ram-Leela when construction work of his sets had already reportedly begun. Eventually, he cast Deepika Padukone instead as Leela opposite Ranveer Singh's Ram. Now that the film has become a hit, the filmmaker is more eager to cast his Deepika again in Bajirao Mastani. And industry talk is that he has conveyed to Kareena that while she can't be his Mastani, he can offer her the supporting part of Kashibai, Bajirao's first and older wife. Predictably, Bebo is said to have declined the role. Now, reports claim that Priyanka Chopra, who is playing Mary Kom in the biopic produced by Bhansali, has been cast as Kashibai.
Interestingly, Bhansali and Kareena have fallen out earlier too. The first time, she was upset when he cast Aishwarya Rai as Paro in his visually extravagant Devdas. Then he was angry with her for taking up Kyun Ki opposite Salman Khan, when he was planning to cast them together in Bajirao Mastani. Guess after she left Ram-Leela he is too upset with her to sign her up as his leading lady again.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Did-Kareena-ask-Sanjay-Leela-Bhansali-for-Mastani-role/articleshow/32422784.cms
Apparently, Bhansali isn't too keen to cast Kareena. More so after she opted out of Ram-Leela when construction work of his sets had already reportedly begun. Eventually, he cast Deepika Padukone instead as Leela opposite Ranveer Singh's Ram. Now that the film has become a hit, the filmmaker is more eager to cast his Deepika again in Bajirao Mastani. And industry talk is that he has conveyed to Kareena that while she can't be his Mastani, he can offer her the supporting part of Kashibai, Bajirao's first and older wife. Predictably, Bebo is said to have declined the role. Now, reports claim that Priyanka Chopra, who is playing Mary Kom in the biopic produced by Bhansali, has been cast as Kashibai.
Interestingly, Bhansali and Kareena have fallen out earlier too. The first time, she was upset when he cast Aishwarya Rai as Paro in his visually extravagant Devdas. Then he was angry with her for taking up Kyun Ki opposite Salman Khan, when he was planning to cast them together in Bajirao Mastani. Guess after she left Ram-Leela he is too upset with her to sign her up as his leading lady again.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Did-Kareena-ask-Sanjay-Leela-Bhansali-for-Mastani-role/articleshow/32422784.cms
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