Friday, Nov 22, 2024 | Last Update : 03:02 AM IST
According to a Mumbai Daily Newspaper, Mumbai Mirror, Sanjay Leela Bhansali has written a special appearance and a song sequence with the former Miss World in mind for his next film, 'Padmavati'. The film features Ranveer Singh, Shahid Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in the lead and Aditi Rao Hydari in a supporting role.
"Bhansali spoke to Ash and they both are really keen to make it work. The song will be filmed during a 15-20 day schedule, which includes rehearsals at a suburban studio. Ash also has a few dialogues," reveals a source close to the development.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali has composed the music for Padmavati. The film is a dramatized account of the 1303 siege of the Chittor fort in Rajasthan. Alauddin Khilji, the Turkish ruler of Delhi Sultanate tried to invade the Chittor fort to capture the beautiful queen Rani Padmini, the wife of Rana Rawal Ratan Singh, the ruler of Mewar. After defeating Padmavati's husband, when he tries to capture her, she commits suicide by burning herself, a ritual performed by the Queens in those days.