Bajirao Mastani pushes Priyanka's Madamji dates

Priyanka Chopra has called Bajirao Mastani as one of her most challenging films. The actress is in no hurry to start with other projects till she completes Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film. And, this has resulted in a delay in the shooting of Madhur Bhandarkar's Madamji.

Priyanka, who is also the producer of Madamji, had to start the shooting of the film in December but Bajirao Mastani's dates spilled over in December, and Madamji had to be postponed till April next year.

The schedule of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's ambitious project was extended by 15 days and Priyanka had to shoot for Bajirao Mastani on the dates scheduled for Madamji.

A source revealed to a daily, "The Bajirao dates spilled over to December, which in turn had a domino effect on Madamji. Now, when she is finally done with her portions of the SLB film, she has a commitment in the US. She has signed a TV deal with a major American network and will spend about two months there."

Apparently, Madhur did not want to shoot Madamji in breaks and wanted to complete the film in start to end schedule.

"It's a drama high on emotions as it is a story of a woman who goes from being an item girl to a top politician. Madhur insisted on shooting the film without breaks to ensure that the character's journey is not disrupted," the source added.

Priyanka has almost completed the shooting of Bajirao Mastani and only a few songs are left to be filmed. "About three songs will be shot sometime next year. The rest of the shoot will happen outdoors, where she is not required. By April, Madamji should go on floors in what will be a start-to-finish schedule as Madhur wants."