WHAT! Not Deepika but Aishwarya was the first choice for ‘Padmaavat’

“Bajirao Mastani also we were supposed to do together. He didn’t get the Bajirao for me. He didn’t get the Khilji for me; He wanted me to do Padmaavat, but could not get the Khilji for me, at the casting time. So, that’s how it didn’t happen. I would love to work together.”

It’s no news that Aishwarya Rai has been Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s muse and the duo together have given some major hits like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Devdas, Guzaarish. 

There was a lot of speculation that the two might work together after these movies as well. For instance, SLB’s first choice for Bajirao Mastani was Salman Khan and Aishwarya. But thanks to Ash and Salman’s breakup the project had to be completed with Deepika and Ranveer.

In a recent interview Aish spilled the beans about not just being the first choice for Mastani but also for Padmavati. She said

“Bajirao Mastani also we were supposed to do together. He didn’t get the Bajirao for me. He didn’t get the Khilji for me; He wanted me to do Padmaavat, but could not get the Khilji for me, at the casting time. So, that’s how it didn’t happen. I would love to work together.”

She further added

“The person he saw to play Khilji with me playing Padmavati did not happen. So, at the end of the day, you need to see the casting. If the casting is not happening, then you know…sometimes, it doesn’t come together. The intention is always there to work together, but it didn’t happen. We both loved working with each other, so let’s see, whenever it is meant to be.”

Well, now this was something which we didn’t know. Now it’ll be interesting to know who it was that SLB had in mind to play Khilji originally!

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