Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s spokesperson rubbishes rumours of Aishwarya Rai opting out of his film for ‘Gulab Jamun’

Since yesterday, we have come across various reports which stated that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan had opted for Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Gulab Jamun’ over Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next film.

Now, a source close to Sanjay Leela Bhansali has said that the director is extremely upset with all the rumours doing the rounds.

The source said, “Sanjay is very upset with the reports floating around the casting of his films, as they are completely untrue. There were recent rumours of Aishwarya opting out of his film for Anurag’s ‘Gulab Jamun’ when on the contrary no such film has been offered to her.”

The source added, “It was also reported that Aishwarya was offered ‘Bajirao Mastani’ and ‘Padmaavat’, both of which are untrue. When ‘Bajirao Mastani’ was first announced over a decade ago, it was with Kareena Kapoor Khan. ‘Padmaavat’ too was offered only to Deepika Padukone, who was the first choice.”

The source further made it clear, “Aishwarya has not been offered any Sanjay Leela Bhansali directed film after ‘Guzaarish’. The filmmaker is wondering where these rumours are stemming from, however, the fact that the two share a great rapport and are friends could be a reason for people and the media alike to jump to conclusions.”

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Calling all the rumours baseless, the source said, “There has been a lot of speculation around the casting of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s films, both directorial and under his home banner. There are also constant reports cropping up after every actor visit to his house or office. However, all these rumours are baseless.”

An official source from Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s team said that an official announcement around his next film will be made soon. He said, “At the moment Sanjay Leela Bhansali has just finalised his script. An official announcement will be made shortly.”

A source close to Aishwarya had said, “This (choosing Anurag’s film over Sanjay’s) is totally baseless and untrue. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has immense love for Sanjay Leela Bhansali and will always be very keen to work with him and he knows that.”00000

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