Fri. Mar 29th, 2024
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After their mesmerizing and adorable chemistry in Piku, Bollywood actors Deepika Padukone and Irrfan Khan will be sharing the screen once again and this time it will be in Vishal Bharadwaj’s upcoming film. However, the fans will have to wait for a little longer. Due to unavoidable and severe reasons the director, Vishal Bharadwaj has decided to push forth the film by a few months.

The director took to Facebook and revealed about Irrfan’s struggle with jaundice and Deepika dealing with a prolonged back problem that has been resurfacing ever since her injury while filming for Padmaavat.

“Irrfan is down with jaundice and it will take him a few weeks to recover and Deepika Padukone’s back problem which had previously developed during the shooting of Padmaavat has now resurfaced. Her role in the film is very physically demanding and the doctor has advised her not to do any strenuous work for a couple of months.” He stated.

https://www.facebook.com/VishalBhardwajOfficial/posts/226632807882369

On Wednesday, Deepika was spotted at the Mumbai airport with a bandage at the nape of her neck.

But despite the disappointing news, the filmmaker praised his actors in their look tests and reflected upon how working with them reminded him of his Maqbool. “In the past few weeks, I felt like I was back in the days of Maqbool while prepping with them. Deepika and Irrfan’s look tests have come out exceptionally well, nothing like you’ve seen before, and it took me a moment to recognize them when I saw the test photographs,” he said

There have been lots of speculations that the film is based on mafia queen Rahima Khan (Sapna Didi) but Vishal refuted the news and said, ” I would also like to clear that the film is still untitled and is not based on Rahima Khan/Sapna Didi’s life. Yes, it’s a takeoff from the story Femme Fatale from Hussain Zaidi’s book Mafia Queens of Mumbai but as we worked on this idea, the story and screenplay have taken on a new identity and shape,” wrote the director.

By anoop