MUMBAI: Baiju Bawra is touted to be the Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s most-ambitious magnum opus. It was announced once Inshallah, which was supposed to star Alia Bhatt and Salman Khan, was shelved. While Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt are more or less finalized for it, there is another male lead in the film, that of the mythic singer Tansen for which the filmmaker wants Ajay Devgn.

He is yet to sign on the dotted line. A source informs, “When SLB worked with Ajay Devgn in Gangubai Kathiawadi after 23 years, he was apprehensive about the experience. But they got along famously. Sanjay Leela Bhansali feels Devgn had a big hand in the success of Gangubai Kathiawadi. He wants Devgn to be part of Baiju Bawra. It is a role with shades of grey in it. But Ajay Devgn has never been afraid to go where others are afraid to.”

The movie will be shot over a period of next 7 to 8 months, in multiple studios and the team is already working towards designing grand sets to transport the audience to the era gone by.

Baiju Bawra will be the fourth collaboration of Ranveer with Bhansali after Ram Leela, Bajirao Mastani and Padmavat. It would be the second film for Alia with the director after the soon to be released, Gangubai. After Baiju Bawra, Ranveer is expected to commence work on director Shankar's magnum opus. 

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Credits: India Today