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.