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*Gullu Gupshup | *June 20, 2008 16:04 IST
Sanjay Dutt
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The last time we saw Sanjay Dutt
[Images<http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=sanjay dutt>
] and Aishwarya Rai
[Images<http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=aishwarya rai>
] Bachchan on screen was in *Shabd*. Though the film, directed by
first-timer Leena Yadav <http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/feb/01leena.htm>,
was a flop, their onscreen chemistry worked quite well.
Now, the pair will be seen again on screen, in Mani Ratnam's next. The film
will also star Abhishek Bachchan
[Images<http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=abhishek
bachchan>
].
Incidentally, Sanjay was not the director's first choice. He had first
chosen Tamil actor, Vikram. But he roped in Sanjay because he wanted a more
popular face.
Apparently, Sanjay accepted the film immediately when Mani asked him. He
even juggled his dates, and walked out of a T-series's film to make way for
Mani's film.
The T-series film, a romantic comedy, was to star Sanjay opposite Kangana
Ranaut [Images <http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=kangana
ranaut>]. It is directed by Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru, who directed the
Salman Khan-starrer *Lucky*.
Here's something for the trivia lovers: There were rumours that Sanjay would
star in Mani's *Aandavan* with Ash and Tabu
[Images<http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=tabu>
] in 1997. The film was later directed by Rajeev Menon as *Kandukondain
Kandukondain, *and Sanjay was replaced by Mammootty.
