SCOOP: Did Deepika Padukone want Sanjay Leela Bhansali to direct Draupadi for her? : Bollywood News – Bollywood Hungama

April 16, 2021

Bollywood Hungama had earlier revealed that each one just isn’t nicely in Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s paradise, as the 2 are in an unsaid chilly battle, making an attempt one upmanship over the different. A bit of birdie had instructed us that after Sanjay Leela Bhansali determined to make Gangubai Kathiawadi with Alia Bhatt, Padukone was taken again without warning. And now, the identical little birdie has dug extra particulars in regards to the chilly battle.

“Deepika and SLB formed a powerful combo, with three super hits, Ram Leela, Bajirao Mastani and Padmaavat. Of course, the two bonded very well and for Deepika, Bhansali was like a mentor. When she announced the ambitious epic, Draupadi, it didn’t have a director on board. Since the script followed a template from the Indian history and mythology, Deepika felt, her close friend, Sanjay Leela Bhansali would be the best to direct. However, she was shocked when Bhansali politely refused the offer as he preferred on making his dream projects like Gangubai Kathiawadi and Baiju Bawra,” just a little birdie instructed Bollywood Hungama.

This actually did not go down nicely with Deepika, and since then, she was supplied a particular tune in Gangubai Kathiawadi, which she refused to be part of. She was additionally supplied a component in Heera Mandi, an internet collection by Bhansali, and he or she once more could not take it up. The discussions round Baiju Bawra have additionally been placed on the again burner for now. “But it’s all temporary. The two are thorough professionals, and when SLB approaches DP with another script, she will definitely come on board if she likes what is written. Right now, both are busy with their own work, which has probably resulted in cut off from conversations. But another collaboration will happen and this cold war will end. You never know, they might just come together on Baiju Bawra once Gangubai Kathiawadi is out of SLB’s system.”

Meanwhile, the hunt for the director of Deepika’s Draupadi continues.

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