Ajay Devgn To Play Male Lead In Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Bajirao Mastani'?

After essaying the role of upright cop Bajirao Singham in the Rohit Shetty directed cop drama Singham, it seems actor Ajay Devgn might play 'Bajirao' once again, but for a different project. Sources claim that filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who had been planning a biopic on Maratha Peshwa Bajirao and his lady-love Mastani since the past decade, is gearing up to revive the project and is also planning to replace Salman Khan, who was the original choice for the role of Bajirao, with Ajay Devgn. It seems that Salman and Kareena Kapoor were the original choices to play Bajirao and Mastani but the project did not take off due to certain reasons. However, sources close to Bhansali insist that the film is very much on the anvil and Bhansali, who is presently busy with Ram Leela is planning to give his attention to the historical love story after his current projects are over. In the past, there had also been speculations that Bhansali might rope in Salman's arch rival Shah Rukh Khan for the role of Bajirao, but insiders claim that Ajay and Sanjay are in talks for the Bajirao Mastani project.