Refusal of A-list actresses to work with Sanjay Dutt got Ankita her B'town debut?

Mumbai: Sanjay Dutt has been picking up the pieces and trying to get his life back on track ever since his release from jail.

His second innings in Bollywood was met with solidarity from other actors and filmmakers.

However, it’s the A-list women who have been maintaining their distance and shying away from being cast in his movies.

Rumour is that Alia Bhatt refused to play the role of his daughter in the film 'Bhoomi,' without even reading the script.

And now, after many leading ladies declined to star in 'Malang,' Dutt has signed on Ankita Lokhande (Sushant Singh Rajput's former girlfriend) to play the lead.

We hear it is a role of a lifetime. Well, we couldn’t be happier for both the actors involved. About time, too.

—Sanskriti Media