Was it desirable to cast Deepika who never looked like Mastani in Bajirao Mastani?

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As far as Deepika Padukone is concerned, her get up and features has no similarity with Mastani. The image of Mastani as depicted by Historians is totally different from that of Deepika Padukone. Mastani was born from a Rajput father, Chatrasal of Bundelkhand and a muslim mother, Ruhaani Bai. Deepika Padukone hardly has Rajput features or Nawabi features. Baji Rao and Mastani had a son named Krishna Rao at birth. As Mastani had muslim origin, the priests refused to do upanayana for the son named Krishna Rao. Krishna Rao was brought up as a muslim and named Shamsher Bahadur. Kashibai took the son, and reared him up like her own son. The son was granted two of the dominions of Baji Rao namely Banda and Kalpi. In 1761, he fought in the 3rd battle of Panipat against the Afghans and died in the battle.