Abhishek and Sonam are no more Mirza Sahiban?

By Subhash K Jha

The script for Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s next film is almost done. “Actually it’s a couple of scripts and I will choose from them,” says the director.

He admits he is in all probability making the period romance Mirza Sahiban next.

But the original cast Abhishek Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor may change. “The moment you write with actors in mind you restrict them and yourself. So I’d rather wait until the script is finished before casting.”

Rakeysh showed the new-cut version of Delhi 6 at the Venice Film Festival on September 9. “The kind of reception I got in a 1600-seater theatre was unexpected. It was meant to be only one screening. But they suddenly decided to screen the film on the closing day of the Festival which is very prestigious.”

Now Rakeysh intends to release the new version of Delhi 6 (with Abhishek Bachchan’s character dying off) in India very shortly.