No confirmation about the casting of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Padmavati’

There have been a lot of reports about the cast of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next ‘Padmavati’. It is said that Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh have been roped in to play Rani Padmavati and Sultan Alauddin Khilji respectively. Yesterday there were reports that Shahid Kapoor has been approached to play Raja Rawal Ratan Singh and today there’s a news piece which states that SLB is thinking of casting Hrithik Roshan or Shah Rukh Khan for the role. But, the official Twitter handle of the movie has tweeted that there’s no confirmation about the casting of the film.

Talking about SRK and Hrithik, a source in a leading daily has quoted, “Bhansali is looking for an established actor since it is a powerful role and will challenge Ranveer Singh’s anti-hero, Alauddin Khilji. There has to be some chemistry between the actor and Deepika, especially for intimate scenes. Who better than an SRK or a Hrithik to play king Rawal Ratan Singh to the beautiful Padmavati?”

“The filmmaker seems to be favouring the Hrithik-Deepika pairing at this stage since their on-screen chemistry is unexplored. On the other hand, Shah Rukh has shown interest in the project. Bhansali is expected to take a decision shortly as the project is scheduled to roll in September,” added the source.

However, the official twitter handle of the movie has tweeted, “No casting confirmations for #RawalRatanSingh or any cast of #Padmavati. Media, Don’t embarrass our favourite actors pls?”

Hmmmm… Let’s wait for the official announcement.

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