Sanjay Leela Bhansali ambitious project ‘Bajirao Mastani’, all this while was being penned down keeping Salman Khan as Bajirao, in mind. However, after a long wait and with no response from the actor, Sanjay has now decided to rope in Sallu’s arch rival Shahrukh Khan.
Well, this is not the first time that such a thing is happening to this film. Earlier in 2003, the film was announced with Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai. However, once the couple split, Bhansali decided to rope in Kareena Kapoor, in the year 2005. But that didn’t work out too.
An industry source reveals,
“After things couldn’t work out with Salman Khan, Sanjay was disheartened and didn’t know who he should approach for the role. Since it’s a big budget film, only a star can pull it off. A friend of Sanjay suggested he consider SRK. He was quite kicked with the idea and immediately called up King Khan and offered him the role. The actor who is aware of the film and liked the subject asked him to give him a proper narration.”