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Amitabh Bachchan walks out of 'Johnny Walker'?
26th June 2007 09.01 IST
By Agencies

Grapevine has it that Bollywood mega superstar Amitabh Bachchan is no longer doing Percept Picture Company's Johnny Walker , which was about an old, married couple rediscovering love at the age of sixty.

‘Johnny Walker’ was to be directed by Shoojit Sircar who had earlier directed Yahaan .

The film's story traced the life of a man, Johnny Walker, right from adolescence to old age, especially concentrating on his 25 years of married life, and delving into how the couple rediscovered their love in later years.

Vidya Balan was supposed to play the female lead opposite the Big B.

Bachchan apparently liked the script so much that he wanted to co-produce the film, but, claimed the grapevine, when PPC failed to let go of the reins, Bachchan decided to return the cheque instead of continuing with the film.

But Preet Bedi, CEO of PPC denied Bachchan walked out of the film due to this reason. "That is not true," he said, "It was quite an amicable decision. We wanted to close our accounts in the last financial year, and we asked Mr. Bachchan if he could do the film. However, he politely expressed his inability to spare the dates and returned the cheque. I'm afraid there is no controversy here."

Asked whether PPC would still be making the film now that Bachchan was no longer doing it, Bedi replied, "Yes, we are definitely making the film. However, we will have another actor in the lead, and we will be making the announcement soon."

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