Deepika
Padukone
will
play
the
role
of
queen
Padmavati
in
her
next
with
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali.
But
did
you
know
that
Shahrukh
Khan
is
being
considered
to
play
the
part
of
the
king
in
the
movie?
Reportedly,
Deepika
and
Shahrukh
will
have
many
intimate
scenes
in
the
movie.
Talking
about
the
movie,
a
source
told
Mid-Day,
''The
makers
seem
to
be
favouring
the
Hrithik-Deepika
pairing
at
this
stage
since
their
on-screen
chemistry
is
unexplored.
On
the
other
hand,
Shahrukh
has
shown
interest
in
the
project.
Bhansali
is
expected
to
take
a
decision
shortly
as
the
project
is
scheduled
to
roll
in
September.''
Industry
insiders
are
claiming
that
the
role
will
go
to
Shahrukh
Khan
because
of
his
closeness
with
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali.
Shahrukh
&
Deepika
do
make
an
awesome
pair
and
we
have
their
candid
pictures
to
prove
it.
Click
on
the
slider
to
see
their
adorable
pics.
Earlier,
Vicky
Kaushal
was
in
the
running
for
the
role
but
rumour
has
it
that
Deepika
wasn't
interested
in
sharing
screen
space
with
him.
Reportedly,
she
wanted
an
A-list
actor
to
play
the
role
of
the
king.
Deepika
has
some
romantic
intimate
scenes
with
her
husband
in
Padmavati,
so
she
wants
a
big
star
to
do
that
role.
Another
source
told
a
leading
daily,
"The
first
schedule
of
Padmavati
is
with
Deepika
Padukone
and
her
husband's
character.
The
scenes
between
Deepika
and
Ranveer
are
being
shot
separately
as
they
never
meet
in
the
film.''
Prakash
Kapadia,
who
earlier
scripted
Bajirao
Mastani,
has
reportedly
been
roped
in
to
write
Padmavati,
which
would
see
Ranveer
playing
the
obsessed
Delhi
Sultan
Alauddin
Khilji.