MUMBAI: Over the last weekend, it was 5 years to the day when Deepika Padukone stunned the audience with her phenomenal portrayal of Mastani in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Bajirao Mastani.

To celebrate the same with her director, to spend time and reminisce the good old days with him, Deepika Padukone dropped by on the sets on SLB’s next film, Gangubai Kathiawadi, at Film City. 

A source close to the production revealed, “Deepika was there on set for a good 3-4 hours. SLB and she spent a lot of quality time together, discussed about the special bond they share and their common interests.” 

The source further shares, “They even enjoyed a South Indian meal together and reminisced about shooting of the film together.”

Deepika and Sanjay Leela Bhansali have done 3 films together, all of which have been hugely appreciated. They have always spoken about their fondness for each other and this surprise by the actress made her director super happy.