The film ‘Raja Shivaji’, directed by Bollywood actor Ritesh Deshmukh, was released in theaters on May 1 and the film is performing well at the box office since the first day. Bollywood actress Vidya Balan has also played an important role in this film based on the life of the great Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. However, she was not the makers’ first choice for this film.

Tabu was the first choice of the makers
Vidya Balan played the role of Badi Begum in ‘Raja Shivaji’, but she was not the first choice for this film. According to the report of Free Press Journal, this role was offered to Bollywood actress Tabu before Vidya Balan. A source related to the film has confirmed this. However, due to date problems, Tabu rejected this role. After this Ritesh contacted Vidya Balan and she immediately joined the project.

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Vidya Balan won the hearts of the audience
Let us tell you that Vidya Balan’s acting in ‘Raja Shivaji’ is being praised a lot. The audience is liking her a lot in the role of Badi Bemag. Badi Begum (aka Tajul Mukhiddarat Badi Sahiba) was a powerful figure of the Bijapur Sultanate. She was a queen who opposed the Maratha ruler Shivaji. Actors like Sanjay Dutt, Abhishek Bachchan, Genelia Deshmukh, Fardeen Khan, Bhagyashree and Boman Irani are also seen in this film.

Tabu also stepped away from ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’
According to Times of India, before ‘Raja Shivaji’, Tabu had rejected the offer of Kartik Aryan’s horror-comedy film ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’. Tabu had earlier played the double roles of Anjulika and Manjulika in the second part of the franchise, ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’, which was highly appreciated by the audience and critics. In such a situation, there is no special challenge left in playing the same role again in the third part, so he decided to withdraw from this project. Later this film went to Vidya Balan and Madhuri Dixit.

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