Post the mega success of his last directorial venture 'Bajirao Mastani', there is much speculation around Sanjay Leela Bhansali's next. Reliable sources tell us that the filmmaker is working on another historical drama, but with a difference. Known for portraying tragic love stories on celluloid, Bhansali will, this time round, try his hand at an anti-hero project — it will be based on ruthless ruler Alauddin Khilji's obsession for Mewar queen Padmavati.

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