Sanjay Leela Bhansali to explore other options

Now that Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s dream project Padmavati will no longer be shot in Rajasthan, there are two options open to the opulent director.

Says a source close to the development, “Either he finds another desert scape on the scale offered to him in Rajasthan or he recreates the landscape in a studio. Either way, the film won’t be allowed to suffer.”

In a series of emergency meetings after the repulsive attack in Jaipur, the film’s producers Viacom 18 Motion Pictures have very clearly and emphatically stated that they are with Bhansali on any decision he takes.

Sources close to the project say that getting a location with sprawling stretches of sand that resemble the Rajasthani landscape won’t be difficult. The principal actors Ranveer Singh, Shahid Kapoor and Deepika Padukone too have ensured Sanjay Bhansali their full co-operation.”