Alia Bhatt broke down, ranted, locked herself in a room after Inshallah shelved; says Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Some years back, filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali announced Inshallah with Alia Bhatt and Salman Khan. Fans are extremely excited about the movie as it had a new fresh pair and that SLB directed it. However, for some reason, the film was shelved and fans were heartbroken. Not just the fans, even Alia was heartbroken to miss out on an opportunity to work with SLB. Now, sharing her reaction after Inshallah was shelved, Bhansali revealed that Alia Bhatt broke down and locked herself in a room.

SLB shares Alia’s reaction after Inshallah got shelved

Bhansali told The Hollywood Reporter India, “I was doing Inshallah with her. Then it suddenly got shelved. She broke down, cracked up, cried, raved, ranted, and locked herself in a room. Then I called her up after one week, and I said you are playing Gangubai. She said, ‘From Los Angeles, where I was supposed to be playing the character (in Inshallah), I have come to Kamathipura. How do I do it? I don’t know this character, I said, ‘Do you trust me, and do you know me?’ Then I’ll tap into that strong woman in you because I can see it in your eyes. I can see how strong how convinced you are of certain things that you do, I’ve understood your personality’.”

Sanjay shares how Alia Bhatt got into the skin of the character

He also added, “How do you tap into an actor who says, ‘I didn’t know I could play the brothel madam. I didn’t know I had a lower pitch, I didn’t know I had to stand there and do this. I’ve started enjoying sir.’ And she just flew into the role. She even today sometimes talks like Gangubai. It’s so much a part of it. It’s so beautiful to have believed in her, to have tapped in her.”

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