Deepika Padukone shares ‘beautiful’ actor-director bond with Sanjay Leela Bhansali

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“After ‘…Ram-Leela’, the kind of hard work he had put into it, I didn’t think he was ready to start his next film, but exactly in a year’s time, he was ready with ‘Bajirao Mastani’ and he cast me as Mastani in it,” she said.

“Bajirao Mastani” also features Ranveer Singh and Priyanka Chopra, and Deepika says it’s the biggest project of the filmmaker.

“It’s the biggest film of his (Bhansali’s) career. It’s the script that he has lived with for 10 years. Everything that he has learnt, he has put into this film. I feel fortunate to be part of this film and be a lead,” Deepika told IANS.

“Bajirao Mastani” narrates the story of Maratha Peshwa Bajirao and his second wife Mastani. Deepika will be seen playing Mastani.

She says she shares a “beautiful actor-director” relationship with Bhansali, who is known for films like “Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam”, “Devdas” and “Black”.