Sanjay Leela Bhansali leaves Chenab Gandhi

The upcoming Bollywood flick Chenab Gandhi which boasts amazing cast - Amitabh Bachchan, Vidya Balan and Rajeev Khandelwal is directed by Vibhu Puri, a one-time assistant of Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who had been part of Bhansali’s several films.

The movie which had been till now under the production hand of Sanjay Leela Bhansali, now won’t be produced by him and Vibhu Puri is looking out for takers. The director himself confirmed the news by saying that Sanjay Leela Bhansali has left the film and he will no longer be producing it.

But the director on the other side dismisses any doubts of dumping the film and he said that this doesn't mean that the project is shelved out. We really hope the Vibhu finds an equally good producer like awesome Bhansali…

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's new film Heera Mandi!!!

Bhansali has begun work on his next directorial film after Saawariya, which is titled Heera Mandi. For the venture Bhansali is grooming two male actors and one female actress from Pakistan for the movie. They will come down to India from Pakistan to learn a thing or two about acting, before they face the camera.

Bhansali was supposed to have started work on his untitled film starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. It was believed that with the death of Begum Para, Heera Mandi had run into casting problems and so Bhansali started work on the film that would have featured the Jodhaa Akbar pair. However, he has now immersed himself in training his new cast for Heera Mandi.


The two actors came in earlier for the workshop. The actress, who is also in Mumbai, is being kept under wraps, but one thing that has to be mentioned, is that she is beautiful. Her beauty is ethereal and Bhansali is training her in all the nuances required to get a standing ovation.

With this news being hush hush and much secrecy surrounding the actor's whereabouts, there's not much information available as yet. Also, producer Madhu Mantena is a happy man these days. Reason? He has teamed up with Sanjay Leela Bhansali too for his next, Chenab Gandhi. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Hurman Baweja and Vidya Balan. Chenab Gandhi is set in the 1930s and is made on a budget of Rs 35 crore. The film also marks the debut of Vibhu Puri as a director.