Salman is replaced by SRK in Bansali’s project ‘Bajirao Mastani’!

SRK and Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Salman Khan

Sanjay Leela Bhansali ambitious project ‘Bajirao Mastani’, all this while was being penned down keeping Salman Khan as Bajirao, in mind. But, after a long wait and with no response from the actor, Sanjay has now decided to rope in Salman’s competitor Shahrukh Khan.

Well, this is not the first time that such a thing is happening to this movie. Previously in 2003, the movie was announced with Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai. However, once the couple split, Bhansali had decided to rope in Kareena Kapoor, in the year 2005. But that didn’t work out too.

A close source discloses, “After things couldn’t work out with Salman Khan, Sanjay was disheartened and didn’t know who he should approach for the role. Since it’s a big budget film, only a star can pull it off. A friend of Sanjay suggested he consider SRK.

He was quite kicked with the idea and immediately called up King Khan and offered him the role. The actor who is aware of the film and liked the subject asked him to give him a proper narration.”