June 14 – Director Abhishek Chaubey has refuted the reports that Priyanka Chopra will work with her ex Shahid Kapoor in his directorial venture Udta Punjab. Talking to a leading daily about the female lead, Abhishek said, “I haven’t even thought about who I would like to cast.
It’s a difficult role; a very complex character, so I haven’t yet wrapped my head around who I want for it. There’s no truth to me having signed Priyanka for the movie.”
Earlier, there were reports that the Dedh Isqiya director, who has already cast Shahid Kapoor to play a Punjabi boy in his next film, Udta Punjab, has Priyanka Chopra on his mind for the part of the leading lady.
The film-maker also denies that the film belongs to the science-fiction genre, saying, “No, people are imaginative.” Well, we hope to see the duo together in any other movie if not this!
