Deepika Padukone’s Mahabharata’s Script To Be Adapted From This Novel

According to the media reports, Deepika Padukone will be playing the role of Draupadi in a modern version of the Mahabharata and the film will be backed by Reliance Entertainment.

Deepika Padukone officially announced, "We all know the Mahabharat for its mythological tales and socio-cultural influence. We derive many of life’s lessons from the epic. But the narrative we are most familiar with is that of the epic’s leading men. This new perspective will be not only interesting but also significant."

So, many speculated, this would be an original screenplay but according to a media report, the rights of a novel have been purchased and this novel will be adapted on the big screen!

Well, according to a report on Pinkvilla, the idea was being toyed for over a year now and Madhu Mantena always wanted Deepika to be part of the epic films. The report quotes a source close to the film as saying, “The idea has been in the works for over a year now. Madhu Mantena was always clear that he will be making the two epics Ramayana and The Mahabharata and that he will work with Deepika, who's also a very close friend. The whole film is based on Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's book The Palace Of Illusions. It says the same cultural story, just from a very different viewpoint. The team has finally got the rights to the book and the pre-production work has already begun. Another big A-list actor is also in talks to play one of the key roles, but nothing has been locked as yet."