Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani: Jaya Bachchan to play the role of Ranveer Singh’s ‘devilish’ grandmother?

Just a few days ago it was revealed that veteran actresses Jaya Bachchan and Shabana Azmi have been given a glam makeover by celebrity designer Manish Malhotra for Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani. Directed by Karan Johar, the family dramedy stars Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt in the lead, with Jaya, Shabana and Dharmendra as their family members. Well, according to latest buzz, the Sholay actress will be seen in an out and out negative character for the very first time in this film!

A report shared by Bollywood Hungama has revealed that Jaya will be portraying the role of Ranveer’s ‘scheming manipulative’ grandmother in the film. A source shared, “Jaya has never played a negative role in her entire career. Not even a slightly grey character. When she was offered this really evil character her first reaction was, ‘Why me?’ Karan had to work really hard on convincing Jaya to take up the offer. In the beginning she had some difficulties in understanding how her character’s devilish mind worked. Being the seasoned actress that she is, she soon got a hang of it. She’s having a blast playing this evil woman.”

Karan took the film on floors, and returned to the director’s chair, in August this year. He announced the same with a special behind the scenes clip, giving us a brief glimpse of Ranveer and Alia’s first look. Well, we are now eagerly waiting to see how Dharmendra, Jaya and Shabana’s characters look in Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani.

Can you imagine Jaya Bachchan as Ranveer’s on-screen evil grandmother?