Abhishek Bachchan was last seen on the big screen in Housefull 3, which was a multi-starrer also starring Akshay Kumar and Riteish Deshmukh. His fans have been waiting to see their favourite star in any film again. Recently, the actor was in news for having almost half a dozen films in his kitty, one of them being JP Dutta’s Paltan.
However, Junior Bachchan opted out of the project at the last minute, which left makers totally shocked and confounded. While speculations around the reason for his exit have been innumerable, the truth is apparently something else.
According to a source, “Abhishek was quite kicked about Paltan. However, he realised after a while that Sonu Sood had more screen space than him. That bothered him considerably. When he discussed his apprehensions with J P Dutta, the director told him that while Sonu had more screen time, it was Abhishek who had a better character written for him. Dutta could not convince Abhishek and he backed out at the end minute.”
Abhishek Bachchan and Sonu Sood have shared screen space in Yuva and Happy New Year.
Paltan is based on the Indo-China war of 1962 and boasts an impressive cast including Sonu Sood, Jimmy Shergill, Arjun Rampal, Gurmeet Chaudhary and Harshvardhan Rane in important roles.
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