Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Ditches Sanjay Leela Bhansali To Work With Anurag Kashyap? Bhansali Reacts To Reports!
Aishwarya prefered to work with Anurag Kashyap instead of Bhansali as her husband too is working in Kashyap, it was reported!
First the solid facts: If you are a true Bollywood buff, you know for sure that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali bond really well. Bhansali has directed ash in blockbuster movies such as Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam opposite Salman Khan and even for Shah Rukh Khan starrer Devdaas. Ash and Bhansali also appeared together on Karan Johar's popular chat show Koffee With Karan and shared the same couch. The two are not only good friends but understand and respect each other's sensibilities too.
So it was only obvious of SLB to lose his temper when a report fuelled rumours that Aishwarya prefered to work with Anurag Kashyap instead of Bhansali as her husband Abhishek Bachchan too is working in Kashyap's soon to be released Manmarziyan. So what is the truth? Is all really well between Ash and the talented filmmaker?
According to a source close to Sanjay Leela Bhansali ,”Sanjay Leela Bhansali is very upset with the reports floating around the casting of his films, as they are completely untrue. There were recent rumors of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan opting out of his film for Anurag Kashyap’s Gulab Jamun, when on the contrary no such film has been offered to her. 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. 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".
The source then also added that 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 ".
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