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Thursday, November 27, 2008

Will Bipasha lose out to Vidya?


After Bipasha Basu suddenly left Kashmir while shooting for Lamhaa, producer Bunty Walia and director Rahul Dholakia are having second thoughts

about her being the film’s lead actress.

Whether Bipasha will remain a part of the film or not will be decided after she has a meeting with Bunty and Rahul today.

Meanwhile Bunty and Rahul are already looking at options to replace Bipasha if she does not agree to travel to Kashmir for a shooting schedule in January. One of the strongest contenders to step into Bipasha’s shoes is Vidya Balan.

Recently, Rahul drove down to Wai to meet Vidya for the purpose. A couple of weeks ago Bipasha had left the film’s shooting mid-way and had flown down from Kashmir to Mumbai. The cast and crew of Lamhaa were shooting a sequence at Anantnag, which is 55 kms away from Srinagar.

Rumour has it that Bipasha received a call after which she was very distressed. Suddenly she stalled the shoot and went inside her van. She then called up Rahul from inside and told him that she was returning to the hotel. Rahul followed Bipasha’s van and reached the hotel to have a talk with her. However, he was shocked to see Bipasha packing her bags and heading to the airport. Rahul tried to stop her but Bipasha shot back saying, “You won’t understand Rahul, you’re not a woman.”

An industry insider said, “In January, Bunty and Rahul need to shoot for 10 days in Kashmir. If Bipasha doesn’t comply she can’t be a part of the film.”

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When contacted, Bunty said, “We need to shoot in Kashmir for 10 days. I will start the shoot from January 4. I need Bipasha there. I have been given to understand by her and her manager that she is averse to going back to Kashmir. But I think I will convince her to do so. ”

Rahul said, “I need Bipasha in Kashmir. I am meeting her for the same today.” When asked if Bipasha would still remain a part of Lamhaa even if she didn’t agree to go to Kashmir, Rahul said, “I will cross the bridge when I come to it.”

this news published by http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/