Till now, Ranbir Kapoor was rumoured to be the male lead of the project but he has walked out and Kartik Aaryan might take his place in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming film “Baiju Bawra”. The film is also rumoured to star Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn and Deepika Padukone.

The names of many actors appeared in his film but none was finalised.

As per reports by “Bollywood Hungama”, Ranbir Kapoor who made his Bollywood debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali was offered the script. The actor reportedly doesn’t share a good rapport with the director and opted to back out of the movie, as he also had other big projects lined up.

Kartik Aaryan was recently spotted outside Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s office sparking rumours of a possible collaboration. As per reports, Aaryan has been approached for the film Baiju Bawra post Ranbir’s exit from the project. While some reports also suggest that Kartik will be featuring in Bhansali’s first-ever web series Heera Mandi.