Bajirao
Mastani
has
been
in
news
since
its
inception.
We
all
know
that
Salman
Khan
was
the
first
choice
to
play
the
role
of
Bajirao
but
you
will
be
surprised
to
read
that
he
desperately
wanted
Katrina
Kaif
to
be
Mastani.
Everyone
knows
that
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
wanted
to
make
Bajirao
Mastani
with
Salman
Khan
and
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan,
but
after
their
break
up
it
became
impossible.
But
not
many
people
know
that,
Salman
personally
took
Katrina
to
Sanjay's
home
and
said
to
the
director
that
he
wants
Katrina
to
be
his
Mastani.
Veteran
journalist
Subhash
K
Jha
wrote
a
very
interesting
article
for
Firstpost
about
Bajirao
Mastani.
According
to
him,
''After
the
Aishwarya-Salman
pair
became
un-achievable,
Salman
wanted
Bhansali
to
cast
Katrina
Kaif
as
Mastani.
In
fact,
Salman
personally
took
Katrina
to
SLB's
home
and
introduced
her
to
the
director
saying,
'This
is
your
Mastani.'
But,
some
things
are
not
meant
to
be.
We
may
be
able
to
imagine
Katrina
on
a
horse,
but
can
we
imagine
her
speaking
those
chaste
Hindi-Urdu
lines?''
Subhash
K
Jha
further
revealed,
''In
2003,
Bhansali
decided
to
make
Bajirao
Mastani
with
Salman
and
Kareena
Kapoor.
Salman
recommended
Bhumika
Chawla
as
Bajirao's
first
wife.
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
did
a
screen
test
of
Bhumika
where,
lamentably,
her
saree
caught
fire
with
the
diya.
No
damage
was
done,
but
that
ended
Chawla's
audition.
Bhansali
revived
the
project
12
years
later.
His
choice
this
time
for
Bajirao
was
Ajay
Devgn,
because
of
the
Maharashtrian
backdrop.
But
Devgn
asked
for
a
fee
that,
according
to
insiders,
was
staggering.''
Bajirao
Mastani
is
slated
to
release
on
18th
December
and
it
stars
Ranveer
Singh,
Deepika
Padukone
and
Priyanka
Chopra
in
the
lead
roles.
Salman
Khan
Katrina
Kaif
When
Salman
Khan
was
dating
Katrina
Kaif,
he
wanted
her
to
play
his
Mastani
in
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali's
Bajirao
Mastani.
(In
Pic-Salman
Khan
and
Katrina
Kaif
on
the
sets
of
Ek
Tha
Tiger)
Bajirao
Mastani
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
thought
of
making
Bajirao
Mastani
even
before
Khamoshi-The
Musical.
Later,
He
thought
of
making
it
after
Hum
Dil
De
Chuke
Sanam
with
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan
and
Salman
Khan.
(In
Pic-Salman
and
Katrina)
Salman-Aish
After
the
success
of
Hum
Dil
De
Chuke
Sanam,
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
wanted
to
cast
Salman
Khan
as
Bajirao
and
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan
as
Mastani
in
Bajirao
Mastani.
(In
Pic-ETT
promotions)
Ranveer-Deepika
After
seeing
Ranveer
Singh
and
Deepika
Padukone's
hot
chemistry
on-screen
and
off-screen,
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
decided
to
make
Bajirao
Mastani
with
them.
(In
Pic-Salman
and
Katrina
on
a
TV
show)
Priyanka
Chopra
Bajirao
Mastani
also
stars
Priyanka
Chopra
in
the
role
of
Kashibai.
She
is
playing
Ranveer
Singh's
wife
in
the
movie.
Bajirao
Mastani
will
hit
the
screens
on
December
18th.