There're
more
twists
and
turns
in
the
casting
of
Bunty
Walia's
Just
Punjabi.
First
it
was
to
feature
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Sanjay
Dutt
in
a
mentor-protegee
plot
set
in
Canada
to
be
directed
by
Apoorva
Lakhia.
Then
the
producer
decided
to
let
his
brother
Jaspreet
Walia
direct
the
film.
Sanjay
Dutt
was
relocated
into
the
Big
B's
role
while
Abhishek
Bachchan
shifted
into
Dutt's
role.
Now
one
hears
that
Dutt
is
no
more
interested
in
doing
Just
Punjabi.
Says
a
source
close
to
Dutt,
"After
the
long
and
taxing
experience
Sanjay
Dutt
had
over
Lamhaa,
he
wants
to
take
a
long
break
from
Bunty
Walia's
projects.
Next
year
Mr.
Dutt's
schedule
is
choc-a-bloc.
No
way
can
he
fit
Bunty's
film
in."
So
where
does
that
leave
Just
Punjabi?
Bunty
doesn't
deny
that
Dutt
is
not
confirmed
for
Just
Punjabi,
although
he
was
the
first
actor
on
board
when
the
project
was
announced
two
years
ago.
Says
Bunty,
"As
of
now,
Abhishek
Bachchan
is
confirmed
for
the
other
role.
I'm
not
sure
about
Sanju.
I've
to
meet
him
to
find
out
if
he
is
on.
But
I'd
like
to
believe
he
is
on."
One
reason
being
given
for
Dutt's
reluctance
to
do
Just
Punjabi
is
the
new
director.
Bunty
scoffs
at
this
assumption.
"Would
Abhishek
have
agreed
to
do
Just
Punjabi
if
my
brother
was
not
competent?
I'm
too
much
of
a
businessman
to
invest
in
a
project
as
large
as
this
if
I
didn't
have
faith
in
it,
even
if
the
director
is
my
brother."