Pinkvilla had already told you that there are three other cameos in the film which required two younger actors and a female actress. For one of the roles, speculations were rife that Kartik Aaryan has been approached but the production house denied all such claims in a statement.
We can now tell you that Shantanu Maheshwari has been roped in to play a prominent part in the dark biography. "Sanjay Leela Bhansali was looking for a fresh face who would carry that innocence but still be convincing in a dark role. The team had auditioned Shantanu Maheshwari and they loved his tape. SLB also was immensely impressed by him and he has noe officially been signed on to play one of the lead roles opposite Alia in the film. He plays the role of Afsan in Gangubai. He will kickstart shoot for the film soon in Mumbai. Currently, the makers are filming Alia's portions as a younger Gangubai in Film City." We reached out to the film's team but they remained unavailable for comment.
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