Mumbai: Actor Sushant Singh Rajput was approached by fimmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali for as many as four films including Goliyon Ki Rasleela: Ram-Leela (2013), Bajirao Mastani (2015) and Padmaavat (2018). Bhansali said this in the statement he gave to Mumbai Police on Monday.
Bhansali’s statement was recorded at Bandra Police Station. Police has been investigating the case from personal angle to professional rivalry angle and has so far recorded 34 statements in this case, including that of Bhansali.
The report added that Bhansali has revealed to the police that he had offered four films to Sushant, who backed out from three projects citing unavailability of dates. The three films eventually turned out to be blockbusters. The filmmaker added that he had offered a fourth film to Sushant but that did not work out.
While Bhansali had reportedly chosen Sushant for the lead roles in Goliyon Ki Rasleela: Ram-Leela and Bajirao Mastani, in Padmaavat he was offered the role of the Rajput ruler Ratan Singh.
