Priyanka Chopra was replaced by Deepika Padukone in Ram Leela, still agreed to do ‘Ram Chahe Leela’ song, recalls Madhu Chopra: ‘Bhansali is not easy to…’

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Madhu further added, “She might have taken a well thought decision. They might have had some lovely discussions that she agreed for something like this because they are still friends.”

When the host mentioned about Sanjay being hesitant about asking Priyanka to consider Mary Kom, considering she is still mad about not casting her in Ram Leela, her mother said, “She doesn’t keep that revenge attitude. She did the film because Sanjay asked her to. Omung (director, Kumar) was the director and she stayed with Mary Kom for a while to see everything.”

Madhu also addressed Priyanka essaying the role of Kashibai in Bhansali’s Bajirao mastani. “Kashibai was very hard because there were tight shots, and it was all on the face. The expressions were everything,” she said, addressing how SLB is not easy to work with. “Sanjay [Leela] Bhansali is not an easy director, and to keep him pleased in the sense that he is satisfied with the performance… that was the target. That was something she was very focused on. There were no distractions, she would not even talk inside her van during that time.”

Meanwhile, on the work front, Priyanka Chopra’s Priyanka Chopra’s upcoming projects include Citadel season 2, The Bluff, and Heads of State. She is also set to collaborate with SS Rajamouli for the first time in the film SSMB29, opposite Mahesh Babu.