6 years of 'Bajirao Mastani': Kareena and Salman were supposed to cast Bhansali in the film

Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone are one of the most talked about couples of Bollywood. The two not only make a beautiful couple off screen but they also look great together on the big screen. Their fans love to see them together in films. Interestingly, Ranveer and Deepika have given many blockbuster hits till now. One of these is the 2015 release film 'Bajirao Mastani'.

The film is a historical romance drama, which narrates the story of Maratha warrior Peshwa Bajirao and his second wife Mastani. Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the film stars Ranveer Singh as Peshwa Bajirao while Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone play Kashibai and Mastani. This film has completed 6 years of its release today, so let's know about some facts related to this film:-

Sanjay Leela Bhansali had never tried to do a historical film before. It is true that 'Devdas' is a great film, but in all Bhansali's films, the characters are fictitious. talk on This film of 'Bajirao Mastani' is based on a true incident.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali started planning for 'Bajirao Mastani' even before directing his first film 'Khamoshi: The Musical'. Salman and Bhansali used to be very good friends at that time, so they would often spend hours discussing the costumes, look, scale, budget etc of the film.

After the failed Aishwarya-Salman pairing, Salman wanted Bhansali to cast Katrina Kaif as Mastani. Then Salman personally took Katrina to Sanjay's house. Salman introduced Katrina to Sanjay and said, "This is your Mastani." But, some things are not meant to be. We can imagine Katrina riding a horse, but can we imagine that she will be able to pronounce those Hindi-Urdu lines correctly?

In 2003, Bhansali decided to make 'Bajirao Mastani' with Salman and Kareena Kapoor. Salman recommended Bhumika Chawla for Bajirao's first wife. She left the audition as Bhumika's saree caught fire. Later this role was played by Priyanka Chopra.