Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali production house has confirmed that his next film Inshallah which stars Salman Khan and Alia Bhatt has been shelved.
Salman Khan will not be part of the project due to the creative differences between him and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. While Salman Khan said that he wants Bhansali to make the film and the two will continue to be friends.
Salman told to a Mumbai based entertainment portal that “Sanjay was a friend even before we started working on Khamoshi. He had come to meet me through Manisha Koirala. After that, we collaborated on Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. When he came to me with this film, I liked it and we decided to work together again. One thing I can say is that Sanjay won’t do gadaari with his film. I want him to make the film he wants to make. Nothing changes between us as friends and I’m sure nothing has changed in Sanjay’s heart for me. I’m extremely close to his mother (Leela) and sister (Bela). I wish him all the best. He and I will still work in future on a film, Inshallah.”
A source cited the creative difference between the due and the film being shelved. “Salman wanted to change the fabric of the film. While he was happy with the first hour of the story, he had requested Bhansali to rework the rest of the script, especially the climax. Even as the production team set up the first day’s shoot, the two couldn’t agree on the narrative. Bhansali wanted it to be a love story, and Salman could only envision it as a typical Eid potboiler, in which romance is one of the elements. Bhansali respects his actors, and their suggestions are welcome, but not if they aim to alter the narrative. Hence, he took the decision to shelve the film.”
The source also informed that instead of looking for Salman’s replacement right now, Bhansali may probably shift his focus to his another romantic project, Izhaar, which he has been discussing with Shah Rukh Khan for a while. “The film will be mounted only by November and is not eyeing the Eid 2020 release,” the source added.
