It
is
now
going
to
be
either
Big
B
or
Junior
B
in
a
film.
Not
the
two
of
them
together.
At
least
not
for
a
long
time.
And
not
unless
something
truly
worthy
of
the
father-son's
presence
comes
along.
In
his
next
directorial
venture
Department,
Ram
Gopal
Varma
will
manage
to
get
the
Big
B
and
Abhishek
to
share
screen
space
together.
But
not
as
father
and
son.
Varma's
Department
would
be
the
last
film
in
a
long
time
where
we'll
get
to
see
the
two
Bachchans
together
in
the
same
frame.
Even
close
family
friend
Balki
had
to
do
some
quick
re-thinking
on
casting
the
two
together.
Balki,
who
was
earlier
planning
to
cast
Big
B
and
Abhishek
together
again
after
Paa
has
abandoned
the
idea.
Now
there's
been
further
change
of
plans.
Keen
as
Balki
is
to
start
his
new
film
with
Big
B,
it's
Junior
Bachchan
who
will
get
priority
in
his
scheme
of
things.
It
has
now
been
decided
that
Balki
will
first
direct
a
film
starring
Abhishek
before
moving
on
to
the
project
that
he
was
planning
with
Big
B.
Says
a
source,
"It
was
felt
by
both
the
Bachchan
family
and
Balki
that
whatever
Big
B
and
the
director
do
together
next,
would
have
to
go
into
territory
that
would
take
them
beyond
Cheeni
Kum
and
Paa.
Though
Balki
has
cracked
a
terrific
idea
involving
a
mature
autumnal
couple's
relationship,
he
still
feels
he
needs
to
work
on
the
subject
to
make
sure
that
the
Big
B's
presence
would
be
justified
a
third
time
around
in
the
director's
repertoire."
In
the
meantime,
an
idea
for
Abhishek
Bachchan
came
to
Balki
and
quickly
crystallized
in
the
director's
mind.
As
things
stand
now
the
Abhishek
film
goes
on
the
floors
before
the
Amitabh
Bachchan
one.
Confirming
this
Balki
says,
"Yes
I
am
going
ahead
with
a
film
that
will
star
Abhishek
alone.
Then
I'll
be
going
ahead
with
the
film
starring
Amitabh.
I
am
not
planning
to
cast
them
together."
Story first published: Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 12:01 [IST]