Gangubai Kathiawadi: TV Actor Shantanu Maheshwari To Be A Part Of The Sanjay Leela Bhansali Film Starring Alia Bhatt?

In 2019, we saw some fantastic performances of TV stars on the big screen. Well, 2020 will be even bigger. TV’s one of the highest paid actresses, Hina Khan, is all set to make her Bollywood debut with Hacked and the film will star a host of other TV stars as well. Now, we get to hear that another TV star has got the opportunity to play a major role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi. We are talking about DID actor and dancer, Shantanu Maheshwari.

According to a report by Pinkvilla, the actor, who was last seen in Nach Baliye, has got a big role in the Alia Bhatt starrer.  A source told the portal, “Sanjay Leela Bhansali was looking for a fresh face who would carry that innocence but still be convincing in a dark role. The team had auditioned Shantanu Maheshwari and they loved his tape. SLB also was immensely impressed by him and he has now officially been signed on to play one of the lead roles opposite Alia in the film. He plays the role of Afsan in Gangubai. He will kick-start shoot for the film soon in Mumbai. Currently, the makers are filming Alia's portions as a younger Gangubai in Film City.”

There were rumours that Kartik Aaryan was being considered for this part, but the makers refuted it. Apparently , SLB was looking for a fresh face and selected Shantanu.

When we called the actor to confirm the news, he refused to comment on it.