“Did Bajirao Mastani for Sanjay Leela Bhansali”: Priyanka Chopra

Actress Priyanka Chopra defined her role in ‘Bajirao Mastani’ as ‘challenging’ stating that she had taken it up only for director Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

“I did this film for Sanjay Leela Bhansali. I know you all will ask me, ‘Mastani is played by Deepika (Padukone), and Bajirao is played by Ranveer (Singh). So why did you do this film?’ Let me tell you, I was the first person to be cast in this film. I remember Sanjay came to me with this script and he was clear he wanted me to do this film“- she said.

How does she feel about having performed a challenging character? “I thought Kashibai’s character was very heart-breaking. This is a feminine character and it was very challenging for me to do the role… It’s a special film for me. I am just super excited to be part of it’- she expressed her joy over this.

“It was not easy to do this role. I wanted to get the Maharashtrian accent right and there were many dramatic scenes, which I used to take back home. I am generally a switch on and off actor, but this character was very heart-wrenching.”- she added.

Bajirao Mastani is set to hit the theaters on 18th of December.

Ranjini Maitra

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