About:
Cast
- Ranveer Singh as Ram
- Deepika Padukone as Leela
- Richa Chadda as Rasila, Leela's sister-in-law
- Supriya Pathak as Dhankor Baa, Leela's mother
- Homi Wadia as Radhu
- Sharad Kelkar as Kanji, Leela's brother
- Gulshan Devaiah as Bhavani, Leela's cousin
- Barkha Bisht as Kesar, Ram's sister-in-law
- Abhimanyu Singh as Meghji, Ram's brother
- Raza Murad as Sarpanch
- Jamiel Khan as Vanka
- Anshul Trivedi as Mandar
- Priyanka Chopra appears in a special appearance in the song "Ram Chahe Leela"
Development and production
Budget
The budget of the film has been estimated at between 35 crore[8] and
85 crore (US$13 million).[9]Casting
Ranveer Singh was signed on for the role of Ram. Bhansali then cast Kareena Kapoor for the role of Leela. However, she walked out of the film and instead did Dharma Productions' romantic comedy Gori Tere Pyaar Mein.[10] There were then rumors going around that Bhansali had approached actresses like Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif for the role of Leela.[11][12] However, Ranveer Singh confirmed in August 2012 that Deepika Padukone was finally signed on for the film.[3][13] Singh, who plays a Gujarati boy, had to learn some Gujarati abuses as well as gain muscle for his character in the film.[14] The first look of the film shows Padukone sporting a 30 kg ghaghra with a 50 metre 'ghera'.[15]Richa Chadda was also signed on to play a significant role, cast by Shruti Mahajan[16] whereas Barkha Bisht plays a supporting role opposite Abhimanyu Singh.[17] Designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee, who previously worked with Bhansali on Black, was hired initially for the costumes of the leading lady, but was later replaced by Anju Modi.[18] Maxima Basu is the costume designer for Ranveer Singh and rest of the principal cast.
There were rumors that Madhuri Dixit would be performing the song.[19] Other actresses were also speculated to be signed for the song including Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (Bhansali's heroine from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Devdas, and Guzaarish), Sonakshi Sinha, and Priyanka Chopra.[20] Chopra was eventually confirmed to be performing the song.[21]
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