Upala KBR hitlist@ mid- day. com When the sequel to Bunty Aur Babli was announced last month, there was much talk about Abhishek Bachchan not reprising his role. Reports also suggested that Shaad Ali, the director of the 2005 hit, had refused to helm the latest instalment featuring Rani Mukerji, Saif Ali Khan, Siddhant Chaturvedi and Sharvari as he was busy with his web series, Pawan & Pooja.
Rubbishing the rumours, the filmmaker says that he is only too happy to hand over the baton to his former assistant director and now debutant director Varun V Sharma. u201c My work [ in the universe of Bunty Aur Babli] is done. Itu2019s somebody elseu2019s thought and story; he has written the script. So, let him do the sequel and I am sure he will make a good movie. I donu2019t have any regrets about not doing it.
I was never meant to direct the sequel,u201d he states.
Ali is currently dividing his time between Pawan & Pooja, and the biopic on his grandmother, freedom fighter Laxmi Sehgal. u201c Itu2019s my dream project. I have passed on the baton of writing to somebody else as I was too close to the project. The script is ready. I am fine- tuning the creative [ aspects].u201d u2018 The film is somebody elseu2019s thoughtu2019 Bunty Aur Babli director on handing over baton for sequel u2018 The [ Laxmi Sehgal] biopic is my dream project. The script is readyu2019 Shaad Ali Saif Ali Khan joins Rani Mukerji in Bunty Aur Babli 2
