'She begs for movies': Internet thinks Alia Bhatt emotionally blackmailed Sanjay Leela Bhansali to get films

In a recent interview, director Sanjay Leela Bhansali revealed that? Alia Bhatt sobbed when he informed her that their project, Inshallah, had been shelved. When she found out she would not be playing the character she liked, she was hurt and even locked herself in a room. Instead of her role in Inshallah,? she was given the option of Gangubai Kathiawadi instead.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, he recalled, “I was doing Inshallah with her, and suddenly the project got shelved. She broke down, she cracked up, she cried, raved, ranted, locked herself in a room. Then, I called her up after one week and said, ‘You’re playing Gangubai’. An upset Alia then went on to say that she was going to play a character in Los Angeles and she has come to Kamathipura. She was not sure how she would do it.?

Bhansali claimed to have asked Alia to have faith in him. He assured Alia that he would help her bring forth her inner strength since he could see it in her eyes. Because of her demeanor, he can tell how certain she is about certain things.

Alia Bhatt gets trolled after Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s interview

After SLB’s interview went viral, people on the internet felt that Alia basically emotionally blackmailed him to get Gangubai Kathiawadi.?

One wrote, “So Alia Bhatt got Gangubai after emotionally blackmailing Sanjay Leela Bhansali after inshallah got shelved. Sorry but this isnt normal at all and I am sure she will continue to do this cuz 'he did 3 with dp and promised me 4'. Another example of how she beg for movies."

?Another one added, “Shame on Alia Bhatt. Entitled, privileged brat using emotional manipulation to get what she wants!”

?For the unversed, In 2019, Sanjay Leela Bhansali was set to return with Salman Khan after 12 years for a film named Inshallah alongside Alia Bhatt. Nevertheless, artistic disputes led to its shelving. Gangubai Kathiawadi on the other hand became a commercial success.?

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