After the grand success of After Ram Leela, Bajirao Mastani and Padmaavat, Deepika Padukone and filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali are collaborating again to entertain the audience. According to latest reports, Bhansali is keen on roping in Deepika for the lead role of his upcoming film Baiju Bawra which is dacoit queen, Roopmati. Speaking about Bajju Bawra, apart from Roopmati’s role, the four other key characters of Baiju Bawra include Baiju, Gauri, Tansen and Akbar.
A source revealed that SLB is looking forward to casting Deepika as a dacoit queen Roopmati for his next. 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.The duo have done multiple meetings for narrations and will take the things forward officially once the investors agree with the aspects of the project. Reportedly, they are planning to take the film on floors in mid-2022.
Meanwhile, Deepika Padukone, who recently returned from Bengaluru to Mumbai, 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’.
