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Irrfan Khan and Priyanka Chopra in Sanjay Bhansalis Gustakhiyan

14 Jun 2017

Set aside all the rumours, hearsay, and conjecture. It is finallyIrrfanKhan andPriyankaChopra as the legendary poet-lyricistSahirLudhianviand his muse the bohemian authorAmrita Pritam.Completely discarding recent stories that claim thatIrrfanis no longer able to give dates to the project a source close to Gustakhiyan says, Irrfan has been on board from the start. He was our first choice and he remains our only choice to playSahirLudhianvi. PriyankaChopra too was all but finalized for some time now. Apparently, producerSanjayLeelaBhansalihad made up his mind to cast her during the making of BajiraoMastani.With her smouldering sensuality, outgoing personality and husky diction, Priyankais the perfect fit forAmritaPritam, says a source. Gustakhiyan will be directed by debutanteJasmeetReen. The film will chronicle thetumultuousblow-hot-blow-cold relationship between the poetSahirLudhianviand authorAmritaPritam, an association that lasted for nearly 40 years. It was rumoured that Bhansaliwas thinking of signing hisMastani Deepika PadukoneforAmritaPritamsrole. But, it was felt all along thatPriyankaspersonality patentedPritamto pitch perfection. As forIrrfan, he was always the first choice forSahir. There have been reports ofSanjayLeelaBhansali, who produces Gustakhiyan also directing the project. Sources close toSLBdismiss this as bunk. SanjayLeela Bhansaliis currently directing Padmavati. He hasnt even thought of what he will direct next. Gustakhiyan was alwaysJasmeetReensproject.