Not very long ago was it announced that Alia Bhatt will be Sanjay Leela Bhansali's muse for his next film with Salman Khan which is titled Inshallah. While all of us were eagerly awaiting for Bhansali to collaborate with Deepika Padukone next, considering how she has been his favourite for a long time, fans were left puzzled when Alia and NOT Dippy was announced as the female lead. And now, it looks like this hasn't gone down too well with Deepika. The actress is apparently upset with the filmmaker for not casting her in the movie. Confirmed! Alia Bhatt and Salman Khan To Come Together for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Next Titled Inshallah.

For the longest time, fans had been waiting to see Salman Khan and Deepika Padukone in a film together. And now, with this announcement, she lost another opportunity to work with the actor. A report in Open Magazine suggests that Padukone was warned beforehand that SLB, who comes from an old school of thought, has always been skeptical of casting married actresses for romantic roles. The same happened in the case of Kareena Kapoor Khan who was on Bhansali's mind of Deepika's role in Ram Leela. But since she got married to Saif Ali Khan, SLB decided to not take her on board. With Alia Bhatt in SLB's Inshallah, Here Goes Another Chance to See Salman Khan and Deepika Padukone Together in a Film.

A source was quoted by the portal saying how Dippy is definitely "disappointed but not heartbroken" after the casting of Inshallah was finalised. Now, to make it up for this, Sanjay Leela Bhansali is reportedly in talks with Deepika for Sahir Ludhianvi biopic which will have Abhishek Bachchan as the male lead.

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