As there were reports that Ranbir Kapoor has said ‘No’ to Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s proposed musical love story ‘Baiju Bawra’ is false as New-age Superstar Ranveer Singh is considered for ‘Baiju Bawra’. Read below to know more.
We all know that Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ranveer Singh have worked together on Three projects namely- Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram Leela, Bajirao Mastani, and Padmaavat, and fortunately, all three have turned out to be Superhit. This Director-Actor duo is unbeatable, as we can witness it in the Box-office collection numbers as well as the love and warmth received by the fans and audiences. As per reports, Bhansali is looking forward to casting the actor in his upcoming film, ‘Baiju Bawra’. It will not be a surprise for the audience at all if the actor-director duo collaborates for their fourth project in the form of Baiju Bawra.
Earlier, the reports claimed that Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor rejected Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s forthcoming project ‘Baiju Bawra’, which is a musical love story. But, a close after getting to know of such reports being published was amused and angry of false reports. This source close to SLB came forward and said that “Ranbir has not been offered ‘Baiju Bawra’. The only time Ranbir turned down a role in a Bhansali film was when he was offered Guzaarish. Bhansali offered him the role that was eventually played by Aditya Roy Kapur. Ranbir had a valid reason for turning it down. He told Bhansali, ‘How can I play a supporting role to Hrithik Roshan? It will typecast me as a supporting actor.’ And that was that.”
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When being asked about the casting of ‘Baiju Bawra’, the close source to the Bhansali’s production revealed that “It is Ranveer Singh who is being seriously considered for the part. Nothing has been finalized yet. Right now Bhansali’s focus is on the casting of Heera Mandi.” For the once not knowing ‘Heera Mandi’ is a web series to be released on the popular digital streaming platform Netflix.
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Talking about the movie, ‘Baiju Bawra’, is a 1952 musical film, featured a young musician named Baiju who goes up to challenge the famous maestro Tansen in Mughal Emperor Akbar’s court. He challenged Tansen for a musical duel to avenge his father’s death. Bharat Bhushan and Meena Kumari had essayed the lead roles.
