After
Cheeni
Kum
you
would
have
expected
another
enterprising
filmmaker
to
bring
the
glorious
Bachchan-Tabu
pair
together.
And
so
it
was,
when
Shoojit
Sircar
of
Yahaan
fame
decided
to
make
a
film
about
a
50-plus
couple
who
discover
togetherness
and
love.
Interestingly
the
script
written
by
Renzel
D'Silva
of
Rang
De
Basanti
fame
is
inspired
by
a
concept
from
a
Hollywood
film.
"That
Hollywood
film
is
yet
to
be
made.
But
my
producers
UTV
decided
to
acquire
proper
copyrights
anyway.
When
we
told
Mr.
Bachchan
about
the
subject,
he
too
approved
of
getting
the
proper
right
from
Bollywood.
We
don't
believe
in
doing
things
underhand," informs
Sircar
as
he
prepares
to
start
shooting
his
yet
untitled
film
by
the
end
of
January.
Only
one
hitch.
Where
is
the
leading
lady?
"We're
looking
at
a
few
names.
Apart
from
Mr.
Bachchan,
we
have
Diya
Mirza
in
a
key
role.
As
for
the
leading
lady
we
need
to
take
a
call
right
away,"
says
Sircar.
Though
he
refuses
to
speak
about
it,
the
fact
of
the
matter
is
that
after
Tabu
exeunted
from
the
script,
several
names
were
being
considered.
Apparently,
UTV
have
zeroed
in
on
Shefali
Shah
and
Sarika
as
the
two
strongest
contenders
for
the
coveted
part
opposite
Big
B.
Interestingly
this
isn't
the
only
UTV
film
on
the
anvil
about
a
50-plus
couple
re-discovering
love.
Mithun
Chakraborty
and
Dimple
Kapadia
play
one
more
such
couple
in
UTV's
Phir
Kabhi.
Story first published: Wednesday, January 16, 2008, 13:04 [IST]