Deepika Padukone and Abhishek Bachchan to star in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's next?
| Updated: Nov 3, 2017, 15:46 IST
Actress Deepika Padukone who is all set for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus 'Padmavati', has reportedly been roped in to play poet Amrita Pritam in the director’s next venture. Abhishek Bachchan will star opposite her as Sahir Ludhianvi. The film will be based on the love story of Amrita Pritam and lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi.
A source revealed, "Abhishek has begun preparing for his Sahir biopic. He will begin rigorous interaction with Sanjay Bhansali after 'Padmavati' releases. But his groundwork on Sahir has begun in right earnest. He is regularly listening to the immortal repertoire of Sahir’s lyrics from Guru Dutt’s 'Pyasa' to Yash Chopra’s 'Trishul'. Abhishek’s father, Amitabh Bachchan, had the good fortune to interact with Sahir when he worked in 'Kabhi Kabhie' and 'Trishul'. So Bachchan Saab is able to provide plenty of invaluable inputs to Abhishek’s preparation.”
Earlier, Sanjay was in talks with Shah Rukh Khan for Sahir’s role. “ Bhansali took over the project. Jasneet is the writer. I really liked the story but we have not confirmed it. Sanjay is supposed to meet me now. I think I’ll meet him after 'Raees', if he is free from 'Padmavati'. He has a couple of stories and one of them is Sahir Ludhianvi. I heard it two years ago when it wasn’t with Sanjay,” SRK had said before the release of 'Raees'.
Credits: Hindustan Times
A source revealed, "Abhishek has begun preparing for his Sahir biopic. He will begin rigorous interaction with Sanjay Bhansali after 'Padmavati' releases. But his groundwork on Sahir has begun in right earnest. He is regularly listening to the immortal repertoire of Sahir’s lyrics from Guru Dutt’s 'Pyasa' to Yash Chopra’s 'Trishul'. Abhishek’s father, Amitabh Bachchan, had the good fortune to interact with Sahir when he worked in 'Kabhi Kabhie' and 'Trishul'. So Bachchan Saab is able to provide plenty of invaluable inputs to Abhishek’s preparation.”
Earlier, Sanjay was in talks with Shah Rukh Khan for Sahir’s role. “ Bhansali took over the project. Jasneet is the writer. I really liked the story but we have not confirmed it. Sanjay is supposed to meet me now. I think I’ll meet him after 'Raees', if he is free from 'Padmavati'. He has a couple of stories and one of them is Sahir Ludhianvi. I heard it two years ago when it wasn’t with Sanjay,” SRK had said before the release of 'Raees'.
Credits: Hindustan Times