Alia Bhatt to star in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Gangubai Kathiawadi'

After much-anticipation, ace Bollywood filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali finally announced his next project on Wednesday, October 16. Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh in a recent Tweet revealed that the film titled Gangubai Kathiawadi will star Alia Bhatt in the lead. In the post, he said that Bhansali Productions has collaborated with Jayantilal Gada's Pen India Ltd for the film which is scheduled to hit the theaters on September 11, 2020. 

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Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Inshaallah' shelved

This comes months after Sanjay Leela Bhansali's much-anticipated venture Inshaallah featuring Salman Khan and Alia Bhatt was shelved. The project, co-produced by Salman and Bhansali's banners, marked their first collaboration in two decades where Salman, 53, was supposed to play the lead. It was, however, announced in August that the film has been shelved. As per media reports, there were creative differences between the actor and the director.

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Alia Bhatt affirmed working with Sanjay Leela Bhansali

However, Alia Bhatt in a previous interview had hinted at the making of Gangubai Kathiawadi saying that she will be collaborating with filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali very soon. Speaking at the 20th edition of IIFA awards, she said, "I was very excited to work with Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Salman as well, I believe sometimes certain things happen which are not in your control."

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"They say if you want to make God laugh, tell them your plans. Plans never really go 'as per plan' but I can give it to you in writing that I am going to work with Sanjay Leela Bhansali very soon," PTI further quoted Alia as saying.

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Besides Gangubai Kathiawadi, Alia Bhatt will be next seen in Ayan Mukerji's Brahmastra and father Mahesh Bhatt's Sadak 2. Both the films are slated for 2020 release.