Actor Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan have shared screen space in films such as Kuch Naa Kaho (2003), Guru (2007) and Sarkar Raj (2008). There were reports that filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is casting them in his film Gulab Jamun, which will be directed by Sarvesh Mewara. However that doesn’t seem to be happening now.
According to a report in Deccan Chronicle, the couple has rejected Anurag’s offer. “Anurag wanted Abhishek and Aishwarya to reunite on screen with Gulab Jamun, but the couple apparently turned down the offer recently. The script didn’t excite them enough to come on-screen together,” a source was quoted as saying.
However, sources close to Abhishek say that the filmmaker is in talks with the actor and nothing has been finalised at the moment.
Meanwhile, actor Huma Qureshi was also approached for the film before Abhishek and Aishwarya, but she had walked out because of the delay in shoot. “Huma opted out of the film thanks to the makers delaying the movie’s shooting. They haven’t even finalised a male lead for the film that was actually supposed to be going on floors in June this year,” a source was quoted as saying at the time.
