Actress Alia Bhatt is upset as revealed by a source, and for good reason. Alia lost not one but two important projects last week, with Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Salman Khan deciding to shelve their upcoming 'Inshallah'. The second project was an epic romantic drama starring Aamir Khan, which she had turned down to be a part of the former movie. A source said, "Alia was approached for a film with Aamir Khan. However, she had to decline the offer as she had reserved all the dates for 'Inshallah'. Alia was looking forward to collaborating with Salman and SLB. The actress is very upset as she gave up on various other projects too during the period."
The Aamir Khan movie could possibly have been the long-rumoured Oshi movie that was being discussed last year. He was reportedly set to be playing spiritual guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (Osho) in the film while Alia was expected to play his disciple and convicted attempted murderer, Ma Anand Sheela. Last year, Alia had even said she would like to play her character in a movie.
"I find that story super fascinating," she had said. Last week, Salman had announced that 'Inshallah' has been pushed and will not release on Eid 2020 as expected. He tweeted, "The film with Sanjay Leela Bhansali is pushed but I will still see you all on Eid, 2020. Insha-Allah." He later hinted his other film 'Kick 2' would release on Eid instead.
According to a different source, Bhansali did not appreciate the constant interference in his process. It has been reported that Salman had asked for certain changes to be made to the script. The source said, "Sanjay Leela Bhansali respects and loves his actors and suggestions are welcome but not if they aim to alter the narrative. Hence, he has taken the decision to shelve the film. However, they are still friends and Sanjay Leela Bhansali has immense love and respect for him."
Meanwhile, Salman said, "Sanjay has a friend even before we started working on 'Khamoshi'. After that, we collaborated on 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'. When he came to me with this film, I liked it and we decided to work together again. One thing I can say is that Sanjay won't do gaddari with this film. I want him to make the film he wants to make. Nothing changes between us as friends and I'm sure nothing has changed in Sanjay's heart for me. I'm extremely close to his mother and sister. I wish him all the best. He and I still work in future on a film, 'Inshallah'."
