Deepika Padukone Replaces Priyanka Chopra In Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Biopic On Sahir Ludhianvi – by Suhel Johar




 
Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who has earlier delivered blockbusters like Bajirao Mastani and Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, seems to have finally found his success mantra and that is his films' leading lady, Deepika Padukone. Their third collaboration Padmavati is slated to release in December. However, it seems that this lethal collaboration won't just end here, since Deepika has now bagged the female lead in Bhansali's biopic on celebrated poet-lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi, Gustakhiyaan. Deepika will be playing renowned poetess Amrita Pritam, Ludhianvi's muse in the film which will be directed by debutante Jasmeet Reen and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

 
Speculations were rife that Priyanka Chopra will be playing the role of Amrita Pritam, but she turned down the project for reasons best known to her. Well now Priyanka Chopra’s loss is definitely Deepika Padukone’s gain. Deepika has been finalized to play Amrita Pritam, opposite Abhishek Bachchan who will step into the shoes of Sahir Ludhianvi in Gustakhiyaan.


According to sources, Abhishek has already started preparing for the role. Abhishek has begun preparing for his Sahir biopic. He will begin rigorous interaction with Sanjay Bhasanli after Padamavati releases. But his groundwork on Sahir has begun in right earnest.

Abhishek is said to be regularly listening to the immortal repertoire of Sahir's lyrics from Guru Dutt's Pyaasa to Yash Chopra's Trishul. Abhishek's father had the good fortune to interact with Sahir when he worked in films like Deewaar, Zameer, Kabhi Kabhie, Trishul and Kaala Patthar. So the Senior Bachchan will be able to provide plenty of invaluable inputs to Abhishek's preparation.

 
Amrita Pritam and Sahir Ludhianvi's romance was never a conventional affair and quite ahead of their time, and it will be interesting to see how Deepika and Abhishek recreate that romance. While it will be Deepika's fourth film with Bhansali, this will mark Abhishek's first collaboration with the director. Deepika and Abhishek have earlier worked together in movies like Happy New Year and Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey. Although they didn't really captivate our hearts, we have our hopes really high for this one.

 
As far as the role of Sahir Ludhianvi is concerned, many names popped up for the same—from Shah Rukh Khan to Irrfan Khan and finally, Abhishek Bachchan has been zeroed down to play Sahir Ludhianvi.

Abhishek has ceased to consider any other offer for now, choosing to focus unconditionally on the character of the poet who re-wrote many of the rules of filmy poetry. And it looks like this will be Abhishek’s epic moment on celluloid.

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