Sanjay Leela Bhansali is a Bollywood film director whose films are different. Bhansali's film Padmavat released in 2018 and was a superhit at the box office. Apart from this, there was a lot of controversy regarding the film. The audience response to this film was good. Today, January 25, marks 6 years since the film Padmavat released in theaters. The film had grossed around Rs 200 million worldwide and even today people like it. Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor starred in this film.
You must have seen the film Padmavat and only know what was said about it on social media. There are many important things about this film that you have hardly heard about. As we complete 6 years of the film Padmavat, today we are going to tell you some unheard things related to it.
He also produced the film Padmavat directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The film was based on the Jauhar of Queen Padmavati of Chittor. The story of this film was slightly different but this film has the same appeal as Bhansali's films. Find out more about this film in these points.
1. Aishwarya Rai was selected as the lead actress for the film Padmavat but due to some reasons she couldn't sign the film and the film went to Deepika Padukone.
2.In a song from the film 'Ghoomar', Deepika wore a 30 kg lehenga and around 400 kg gold jewelry. Deepika took around 66 rounds in one scene of this song.
3. At the time of casting, when Deepika came to know that her opposite number was Shahid Kapoor, she initially declined. She thought that Shahid would be shorter than her, but when the shooting started, Deepika's misunderstanding was cleared.
4. There is an Arabic song in the film with the lyrics “Binte Dil Missiriya” and this song was sung by Arijit Singh. Arijit had sung it in such a way that when you listen to it, it doesn't seem like it was sung by any Indian singer.
5. In the film, Jim Sarbh played the role of commander to Alauddin Khilji (Ranveer Singh). His character was widely noticed and his acting was also appreciated.
6.Sanjay Leela Bhansali had thought about this film around 10 years ago. In which he wanted to cast Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai but his dream could not be fulfilled, this film later had to be made with Deepika, Shahid and Ranveer.
7. If we talk about the budget of the film Padmavat, it was Rs 215 million while the film had grossed more than Rs 500 million at the worldwide box office. This film proved to be a blockbuster.
8. The release of this film was strongly prevented by Karni Sena but Sanjay Leela Bhansani sought protection from the government and it was released.