Sanjay Leela Bhansali has already made a mark with his magnum creations like RamLeela, Bajirao Mastani and Padmaavat. The ace film-maker has now set out to try his hand at a different genre with the remake of South superhit, Pulimurugan. It was earlier revealed that Hrithik Roshan was Bhansali's first choice for this action-adventure film but when approached, the actor turned the offer down.

The film, Pulimurugan, which means the one who kills tigers, marks the journey of a warrior-hunter who fights the man-eating tigers to save his village and people. The original film stars Southern Superstar, Mohanlal in lead. Now a little birdy tells us that Bhansali, who bought the remake rights to this movie, was very keen on roping Hrithik for this role but things didn't work out and the actor turned down the role. No reason has been stated for the same yet.

Well, what do you think it could be?

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The actor-director duo has previously worked together in Guzaarish which also featured Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Though the film was not a hit at the box office but got noticed for the powerful performances by the lead stars. There was a buzz in the recent past that they were going to collaborate on a movie tentatively named 'Prince', but no further announcements followed the stir.

While Bhansali hunts for a new lead for his action-pack project, he has confirmed a new project with Salman Khan, which will mark their reunion after 19 years.

Hrithik is currently busy with Anand Kumar's biopic Super 30, with also features TV actress Mrunal Thakur in the lead role. Produced by Phantom Films, Super 30 is scheduled to release this Republic Day on 26 January 2019.