Whereas the actor to play the crazily proficient singer Baiju within the love story Baiju Bawra is but to be determined, Sanjay Leela Bhansali who’s remaking the musical traditional Baiju Bawra has zeroed in on his second-favourite actress (Aishawarya Rai Bachchan being the primary) to play Baiju’s love curiosity Gauri.
The function was initially performed by Meena Kumari in 1952’s Baiju Bawra directed by Vijay Bhatt. Sources say Bhansali feels Deepika comes closest to conveying the dignity and tragic grandeur of Meena Kumari.
“In fact, the function of Gauri could be very totally different now. However the essence of the character stays unchanged,” informs the supply.
Additionally, it appears the heroine’s function in Bhansali’s Baiju Bawra could be considerably elevated. Meena Kumari, within the unique, didn’t have that a lot to do.
Your complete focus was on Bharat Bhushan because the commoner who usurps the legendary singer Tansen from Emperor Akbar’s durbar. Not so in Bhansali’s re-make.