After Alia Bhatt, Rashmika Mandanna to become Sanjay Leela Bhansali's muse?

One of the busiest actresses in South Indian film, Rashmika Mandanna, is now enjoying a successful run with a number of highly anticipated movies. The vivacious actress plans to start off 2023 strong with her big project Varisu. Rashmika and Thalapathy Vijay work together for the first time in the film, which is billed as a family entertainer. The actress has just made her debut in Bollywood with the family drama Goodbye, which starred the legendary Amitabh Bachchan.

Rashmika Mandanna, meantime, was recently photographed in front of Bollywood filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's office. She wore a casual yellow outfit and looked lovely with minimal makeup. The Pushpa actress, who can also be seen in the photos with a face mask, waved to the paps as she left the director's office. Now, rumour has it that the actress, who intends to work in both the South and Bollywood industries moving forward, may have another Bollywood film in the works. Official confirmations of these stories have not yet been made, nevertheless.

Rashmika Mandanna's upcoming film in the South, Varisu, is directed by Vamshi Paidipally and is Thalapathy Vijay's first direct foray into Telugu cinema. The supposedly multilingual Tamil-Telugu film is expected to be released in theatres during the Pongal season of 2023. Pushpa: The Rule, the second installment in the Pushpa franchise, is now under production with Rashmika Mandanna. In the movie, which once again stars the actress as Pushpa's lady love Srivalli, Allu Arjun plays the title role.

By the start of 2023, Rashmika Mandanna's next Bollywood film, the romantic thriller Mission Majnu, will be released. The film, which stars Siddharth Malhotra in the title role, will debut on Netflix. Additionally, she also has the upcoming psychological thriller Animal, where she will play the female protagonist opposite Ranbir Kapoor. Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Triptii Dimri, and other A-list actors appear in the film, which is directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga of Arjun Reddy fame. According to rumours, she will also work with Tiger Shroff on an action movie in 2023.