After Bajirao Mastani, Ram Leela and Padmaavat, actress Deepika Padukone and filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali are getting ready for their fourth collaboration.
According to latest reports, Bhansali is very eager in putting Deepika for the lead role of his upcoming film Baiju Bawra. A source revealed to Pinkvilla that SLB is looking forward in casting Deepika as Roopmati, a dacoit queen.
“Ever since Bhansali decided to revisit Baiju Bawra, he was clear on getting Deepika on board the film to play the role of dacoit queen, Roopmati, from the 1952 original. Both Deepika and SLB have done multiple meetings to discuss the film and the character and the talks are in the advanced stage at the moment,” a source informed.
While an official confirmation is yet to come, the rumours have lefts the actress’ fans and movie buffs excited to her on big screen in another iconic avatar.
About Bajju Bawra, apart from Roopmati’s role, the other four main characters of the film include Baiju, Gauri, Tansen and Akbar.
Deepika Padukone, has an interesting set of projects in the pipeline including ’83’, ‘Fighter’, ‘Sanki’, ‘Pathan’, and the Indian adaptation of Nancy Meyers’s 2015 hit Hollywood film ‘The Intern’.
