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  Bajirao - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Bajirao (1700-1740), was Peshwa (Prime Minister) to the Maratha king Chhatrapati Shahu.
Mastani, said to be fair and lovely, was the daughter of Rana Chattrasal of Bundelkhand by his Muslim mistress.
Bajirao ardently desired that his son by Mastani be invested with the sacred thread and be declared a brahmin.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Bajirao   (457 words)

  
 Indian courtesans temple dancers queens princesses and royal families; Amrapali, Begum Sumroo, Mastani and Mughal Jaan
Bajirao was 31 and Mastani soon became the love of the young Peshwa's life.
Bajirao's wife Kashibai, his brother Chimnaji and his son Balaji, came to Khargon with Mastani to consign Bajirao's mortal remains to the flames at Raverkhed on the Narmada.
At the cremation ceremony, Mastani broke from the crowd with a fearless smile on her face, and walked into a sea of flames of her love's pyre.
www.dancewithshadows.com /society/courtesan.asp   (1562 words)

  
 Young Bajirao: ZoomInfo Business People Information
Bajirao soon realised that the feudalistic forces had a tendency of segmentation and that the honour of the kingship required determined deterrence to the centrifugal forces.
Bajirao's constant awareness over the foxlike Nizam was the key for the consolidation of hard-earned unity of Maratha houses.
Bajirao's, crowning success was the defeat of Bungash Khan who was regarded as the bravest commander of the Mughal army, near Mahoba while he was busy in bullying the old Hindu King of Bundelkhand.
www.zoominfo.com /people/Bajirao_Young_847770893.aspx   (911 words)

  
 Bajirao Mastani at EncycloIndia.com | Encyclopedia India
Bajirao Mastani is a forthcoming Bollywood movie, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali with music by A. Rahman.
Eventually later, he found another actress for the role of Mastani, Kareena Kapoor but things could not work out as Bhansali wanted the Salman-Kareena pair to be the first in his movie but Kareena Kapoor had gone to sign Priyadarshan’s Kyon Ki starring Salman Khan opposite her.
Bajirao was planned to be released in 2006.
encycloindia.com /bajirao-mastani   (250 words)

  
 Shivani Kapoor is Bhansali's Mastani
The legend of Bajirao Mastani has fascinated many people and filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali has undertaken on the task of resurrecting this historical romance for the silver screen.
Mastani, known for her legendary beauty and talent, was a dancer and the concubine of Peshwa Bajirao I. Their love story is a well-known folktale.
Mastani was supposedly the daughter of Chhatrasal Bundela, the king of Bundelkhand (Madhya Pradesh).
www.mid-day.com /hitlist/2006/february/130917.htm   (421 words)

  
 Baji Rao I - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Bollywood Hindi movie, Bajirao Mastani the romance between Baji Rao and his mistress, Mastani is currently being planned.
Bajirao I: An outstanding Indian Cavalry General, India: Reliance Publishers, 248pp, 1995, ISBN 81-85972-93-1.
Dighe, V.G. Peshwa Bajirao I and the Maratha Expansion, 1944
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bajirao   (1127 words)

  
 The Week Statescan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Bajirao was deeply enamoured and constructed a Mastani Mahal near his Shaniwarwada Palace in Pune.
Bajirao and Mastani were privy to rumours of assassination attempts against her.
Bajirao could have rescued her, but he did not wish to take up arms against his brother and his son.
www.the-week.com /24feb22/currentevents_article10.html   (12005 words)

  
 Aish quits, Kareena fills gap as Mastani
It is based on the life of Peshwa Bajirao and his mistress Mastani.
If Kapoor has indeed been taken on in 'Bajirao Mastani', this will be her first film with Bhansali.
It may be recalled that Kareena Kapoor was earlier considered for 'Devdas' to play Madhuri Dixit's role although Bhansali was in two minds about casting for the film as he found her to be a little too young to play Chandramukhi's role, which was ultimately played by Madhuri Dixit.
members.tripod.com /kareena_on_net/id42.html   (472 words)

  
 The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Article
He was Peshwa Bajirao the first, a descendant of prime ministers who served Pune’s rulers, including Shivaji, and later succeeded him as rulers of the region.
She was his beloved concubine Mastani — singer, danseuse and a woman of legendary beauty and talent.
Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath was succeeded by his son, Bajirao I, a brilliant cavalry general, and a romantic at heart.
www.tribuneindia.com /2000/20000220/spectrum/main3.htm   (1007 words)

  
 :: Salman Khan's Official Site
Mumbai: Oct 25, 2005: The beautiful courtesan Mastani is an enigmatic figure of the eventful Maratha history of the state of Maharashtra.
However the historical Bajirao Mastani which was to star Salman Khan (a very close friend of Bhanasli who played the lead in the director's enchanting love triangle Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam) and Kareena Kapoor, got delayed for various reasons including Khan's dates.
Secondly, he was waiting for Rekha to give her consent for her role as ´peshwa´ Salman´s mother and since she has, ´Bajirao Mastani´ is expected to roll as soon as the unit of Salman´s ´Mujhse Shaadi Karoge´, returns to India after the Mauritius schedule of the movie in November.
www.salmankhan.net /forthcoming/bajirao.asp   (5415 words)

  
 Bollywood - Gossip - Bajirao Mastani -Shooting To Start From November ?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Looks like Sanjay Leela Bhansali plans to start the shooting of ´Bajirao Mastani´ from November.
According to our sources there were two reasons for the delay of the movie in the first place.
Secondly, he was waiting for Rekha to give her consent for her role as ´peshwa´ Salman´s mother and since she has, ´Bajirao Mastani´ is expected to roll as soon as the unit of Salman´s ´Mujhse Shaadi Karoge´, returns to India after the Mauritous schedule of the movie in November.
www.planetbollywood.com /Gossip/g092203-232737.php   (124 words)

  
 Xainavaar vaaDa
Shaniwar wada was built by Thorle Bajirao Peshwe and was inaugurated by auspicious presence of Chhatrapati Shahu maharaj of Satara.
This was to bypass the security and maintain privacy on Delhi Darwaja for Mastani and her accompany.
After Shrimant Bajirao Peshwe, Shrimant Nanasaheb Peshwe were stayed in the building which was closer to the Masnad.
www.maayboli.com /hitguj/messages/34/54686.html?1123339488   (2447 words)

  
 Rekha to play Salman’s mom in Bajirao Mastani : Bollywood News : ApunKaChoice.Com
The buzz is that Rekha has given her consent for her role as ´Peshwa´ Salman´s mother.
Initially Bhansali was to start the shooting of Bajirao Mastani in May 2004, because he wanted to make ‘Black’ in a start to finish schedule.
Bajirao Mastani also stars Kareena Kapoor and Rani Mukherjee.
www.apunkachoice.com /scoop/bollywood/20030923-0.html   (189 words)

  
 Movies - Kareena likely to replace Ash
Following Aishwarya Rai’s decision to opt out of director Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s forthcoming movie Baijirao Mastani, the film industry’s grapewine has it that Kareena Kapoor is likely to play the female lead in it.
While the director and Kapoor are tight-lipped on this front, the industry talk is that she has been taken on opposite Salman Khan.
Bajirao Mastani is yet another big budget film that Bhansali is directing after Devdas.
www.mid-day.com /entertainment/movies/2003/april/50142.htm   (265 words)

  
 'I believe in Black as much as Bajirao Mastani'
For the coveted role of Bajirao, Bhansali has signed Salman Khan who worked in his earlier films — Khamoshi: The Musical and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.
For Mastani, the astute filmmaker has zeroed in on the hot-and-saleable Kareena Kapoor.
Mastani is one of the most important female characters in Indian history.
www.rediff.com /movies/2003/jul/18sanjay.htm   (1276 words)

  
 Naachgaana.com » Is Supermodel Shivani Kapoor Bhansali's Mastani ?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Bhansali did meet Shivani and is keen on working with her for Bajirao Mastani.” The director apparently decided on the model after seeing a picture of hers in a magazine, two weeks ago.
It is believed that Mastani Mahal, the palace built at Kothrud near Pune in 1734 AD, was constructed by Bajirao for his beloved.
I dont think Shivani is a good choice,I think Bhansali should consider someone else like the Ponds Girl;Vaishali Desai.She is a fresh face,pretty and beautiful and fair too.And I'm sure she'll act thousand times better than Shivani,who is so plastic and is no commparision with Vaishali.It would be better if she stayed at London itself.
www.naachgaana.com /news.php?itemid=754   (770 words)

  
 Sanjay Leela Bhansali isn't the only one making 'Bajirao Mastani' - Movies- Indiatimes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
After his magnum-opus, ‘Devdas’, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, it is heard, was busy meandering through the 1734 AD yellow pages, collating facts on Peshwa Bajirao I and his concubine, Mastani, whom he intends to portray in a celluloid version titled ‘Bajirao Mastani’.
Music composer and child prodigy, L Anand, 20 years of age, is all set to enter his name in the Guinness Book of World Records by composing a song titled ‘Bajirao Mastani’, which in all probability will be six hours long.
Anand, when asked whether he had approached the ace filmmaker for a kind of collaboration between the two mediums, said he had.
movies.indiatimes.com /articleshow/msid-341637,prtpage-1.cms   (178 words)

  
 Preity Zinta vs Rani Mukhejee - Bollywood FM - Bollywood Forum
but don't forget rani's bajirao mastani will be coming next year but she again is supporting there i think.
No matter how solid role she has, her role will demand acting and she'll have no difficulty portraying the role.
Bajirao Mastani is just like Devdas, taken from the point of intense love, and a high budget movie ofcourse.
www.bollyfm.net /iboard/index.php?showtopic=208   (980 words)

  
 Bajirao Mastani - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
When conceptualised, Sanjay Leela Bhansali had originally cast Aishwarya Rai for the role of 'Mastani', but personal differences with the lead for Bajirao (Shahrukh Khan) prevented this from happening.
Bhansali has begun work on his next film, Saawariya which stars Sonam Kapoor, daughter to Anil Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor, son of Rishi Kapoor.
Recent reports state that Bhansali has revived Bajirao Mastani with actress Kareena Kapoor as Mastani and Shahrukh Khan as Bajirao.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bajirao_Mastani   (260 words)

  
 Face of the Week : Shah Rukh Khan
Sanjay Leela Bhansali with regards to this feature film "BajiRao Mastani", since the past 2 months, I have categorically declined to work with Mr.
On the contrary, He has tried calling me and texting me recently on the pretext of this film "BajiRao Mastani", even using Mr.
I have been compelled to make this otherwise trivial validation in print, because of the continuous lies and false stories being circulated (by a strong clique).
www.indialife.com /Movies/face_of_week.htm   (703 words)

  
 Kareena in Bajirao Mastani
Bhansali's first choice for the role in Bajirao Mastani was Rai.
Like Many feel, kareena will never fit the role of mastani in bajirao mastani.
Even if you are God, Bansali, you cannot make curry Shivdasni (kurry kapoor) from twitching all over and driving people out of the theatres.
www.rediff.com /movies/2003/apr/16news.htm   (355 words)

  
 A song so long! - Deccan Herald   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
L Anand, barely out of his teens, is writing the score for a musical narrative - almost on the scale of a grand opera - based on the life of the legendary Maratha ruler Peshwa Bajirao.
The opus, which is entitled Bajirao-Mastani is in the form of a rhapsody and has Hindi lyrics.
While I was researching various subjects, I realised that my mother, who is a writer and lyricist, had written a treatise on Bajirao and Mastani, a sort of biographical sketch on the peshwa.
www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/jan112004/enter7.asp   (642 words)

  
 Ismail Darbar out... A R Rehman in Bajirao Mastani : scoops@glamsham.com
The reason behind this may be best known to the producer or the music director, but one thing is sure.
Bajirao Mastani is not happening that easily with a mess up in the cast too in the beginning.
Let's hope the best for the producer that even this project is as successful as his previous ones.
www.glamsham.com /movies/scoops/03/may/12ismail.asp   (148 words)

  
 Planet Bollywood - Gossip - What´s up with ´Bajirao Mastani´?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Rumours are rife that Sanjay Bhansali´s ´Bajirao Mastani´ has been scrapped.
While that is not entirely true, it is a fact that Bhansali is not too happy with Salman and Kareena leaving for Romania to shoot for Priyadarshan´s movie, instead of discussing matters pertaining to ´Bajirao Mastani´.
However, before assuming anything please await an important announcement from Bhansali about his next project in the coming days, where he will also announce the cast also.
www.planetbollywood.com /Gossip/g072804-170102.php   (84 words)

  
 Salman wants Katrina as his heroine on reel : Bollywood News : ApunKaChoice.Com
Salman has bagged the leading role in director Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next film which is tentatively titled Bajirao Mastani.
To enact the role of Bajirao’s wife in the film, Bhansali has zeroed in on Rani Mukherji, while Kareena Kapoor will play Bajirao’s mistress Mastani.
But the bratty Khan seems to be having some problem with his co-stars in the film.
www.apunkachoice.com /scoop/bollywood/20030501-2.html   (150 words)

  
 Bollywood for you - New Year special 2004
Having signed two films with Sanjay Leela Bhansali viz; Black and Bajirao Mastani, Rani has already enhanced her prospects at the box-office.
Plus there's Yash Chopra's next where she plays the good Samaritan who helps Shah Rukh reach the Wagh border so that he can unite with the gal he loves (Priety Zinta).
Bhansali's films have her in powerful roles that of a blind girl in Black and in Bajirao Mastani as Bajirao's wife.
www.b4utv.com /specials/newyear04/actresses.html   (489 words)

  
 Aishwarya wants to do 'Bajirao Mastani'!
Not so long ago, Aishwarya Rai declared that she was not doing Sanjay Leela Bhansali's ambitious film 'Bajirao Mastani'.
If the grapevine is to be believed, the mighty Bachchan refused to work with Kareena after the split between his son Abhishek and Karisma (Kareena's elder sister).
Aishwarya is sending strong feelers to Sanjay that she wants to be a part of 'Bajirao Mastani'!
www.bollyvista.com /article/a/32/1811   (385 words)

  
 Kareena is Salman's heroine in Bhansali's next   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The latest from Bollywood is that Kareena Kapoor has been signed by director Sanjay Leela Bhansali to the play the female lead in his next film titled Bajirao Mastani.
Although the director had approached Bollywood stunner and heroine of his last two films Aishwarya Rai to act alongside Salman, Ash declined the offer on account of her recent spat with the 'bratty' Khan.
It may be mentioned that Bhansali had considered Kareena to play Devdas's lover Paro in his epic drama, but had ultimately signed Ash for the role.
www.nrilinks.com /news/n/2/5369.aspx   (161 words)

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