Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s association has been very successful in past. Fans are also always curious to watch the blockbuster duo on screens.
While the actor to play the talented singer Baiju in the love story Baiju Bawra is yet to be decided, Sanjay Leela Bhansali who is remaking the musical classic Baiju Bawra has been thinking to case his favourite Deepika Padukone for the role.
The role was originally played by Meena Kumari in 1952’s Baiju Bawra directed by Vijay Bhatt.
Sources say Bhansali feels Deepika comes closest to conveying the dignity and tragic grandeur of Meena Kumari.
“Of course, the role of Gauri would be very different now. But the essence of the character remains unchanged,” informs the source to an entertainment portal.
Also, it seems the heroine’s role in Bhansali’s Baiju Bawra would be significantly increased. Meena Kumari, in the original, didn’t have that much to do.
For those unaware, the entire focus was on Bharat Bhushan as the commoner who usurps the legendary singer Tansen from Emperor Akbar’s durbar. Not so in Bhansali’s re-make.
