Earlier, before the release of her maiden production film ‘Chhapak,’ Deepika Padukone announced new project and that she would be working with Madhu Mantena and bring out a chapter from the Indian epic, Mahabharata.
The actor confirmed that she would be playing the titular role of Draupadi in the film. There were speculations that the film is based on the novel, Palace of Illusions, which is narrated from Draupadi’s point of view.
According to latest buzz, the Indian epic has been put on hold. “They announced the film because everyone was excited about bringing something as fascinating and iconic as Mahabharata on the big screen, however, over the last 2 years, they have not been able to lock on a director. The team explored several big names, but couldn’t align to the vision of any. One of the many directors in the race to direct Draupadi was Vishal Bharadwaj, but things fell through. After all these years, buzz is, the film is finally put on hold for the time being and will be revived at a later time frame,” a trade source revealed.
Earlier, Deepika had described Draupadi as a role of a lifetime, and given her passion and commitment.
Deepika too has switched to smaller films like Shakun Batra’s next, The Intern, Pathan, Fighter, Prabhas’s next film with Nag Ashwin.
