Abhishek Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu impressed the audience with their interesting chemistry in Anurag Kashyap's Manmarziyaan last year. Fans loved the movie and performance of the actors in the film. Now, according to a report, Abhishek and Taapsee might team up for a Sanjay Leela Bhansali film. The duo will be starring in the Sahir Ludhianvi biopic.
In an interection with Mumbai Mirror, filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali said, "Sahir saab was one of our most talented poet lyricists, his verses are still inspiring. To bring them back through his love story will be beautiful but also a huge responsibility. It’s a difficult film for the writer-director (Jasmeet Reen) too so I don’t want to be in a hurry but give it the darza it deserves."
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According to a source, the movie is scheduled to go on the floors between October-December this year. The source told Mumbai Mirror that both the actors have loved the story and are looking forward to collaborating again. However, they are yet to sign on the dotted line. Once the formalities are locked, they will begin prep.
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If reports to be believed while Abhishek will be playing the role of poet Sahir Ludhianvi, Taapsee will be seen as novelist and poet Amrita Pritam. Meanwhile, the Sahir Ludhianvi biopic has been in the news for a while now.
Apart from this, Taapsee has a lot of films lined up in her kitty. She was recently seen sharing screen space with Amitabh Bachchan in Sujoy Ghosh's Badla. She will also be starring in Jagan Shakti's Mission Mangal alongside Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha and Vidya Balan and in Tushar Hiranandani's Saand Ki Aankh with Bhumi Pednekar. Abhishek, on the other hand is yet to announce his next project.