Actress Priyanka Chopra, who had been shooting for her Hollywood projects of late in America has come back to Mumbai to finalize the leading man for her supposed co-production with Sanjay Leela Bhansali called Gustakhiyan said to be based on the romance between Amrita Pritam and Sahir Ludhianvi where she will essay the part of the poet and writer Amrita Pritam. Abhishek Bachchan and Irrfan Khan were among those said to be in contention but nothing has been finalized as yet.
Meanwhile a source had stated that “The film's leading man has to be finalized within this month. Though Bhansali is neck deep in work with Padmavati, he wants to start this film by mid-2018. The film's pre-production has to be completed latest by March next year. So working backwards, the lead cast has to be decided before the pre-production begins.”
Priyanka Chopra's mother Madhu Chopra had said this
in an interview sometime back, “Hindi films will only be done by Priyanka. But
they haven't signed the dotted line as of yet. But Gustakhiyan is exactly what
Priyanka was looking for. It goes with her sensibilities.”
