While
it
has
been
reported
that
Ameesha
Patel
walked
out
of
Ashok
Kohli's
Rajdhani
Express
starring
Leander
Paes,
insiders
insist
that
her
exit
had
to
do
with
her
close
friendship
with
Sanjay
Dutt's
wife
Manyata.
It
is
common
knowledge
that
the
new
Mrs
Dutt
and
Mrs
Paes,
(who
was
formerly
Mrs
Dutt)
do
not
share
a
good
equation.
And
the
actress
became
collateral
damage
and
was
ousted
from
Leander's
debut
film.
Meanwhile,
Ameesha
has
been
telling
people
that
she
walked
out
of
the
film
because
the
part
required
her
to
do
steamy
scenes
with
the
tennis
ace,
which
she
wasn't
comfortable
doing.
This
didn't
ring
true
because
the
actress
has
never
shied
away
from
dare-and-bare
roles.
Paes
later
clarified
in
a
recent
interview
that
there
are
no
intimate
scenes
in
the
film.
Wife
says
no
It
all
started
when
Leander
learnt
about
Patel's
dosti
with
Maana
from
his
wife
Rhea.
She
expressed
her
misgivings
to
her
husband,
who
in
turn
told
his
producers
Ashok
Kohli
and
Manoj
Kejriwal.
"They
all
felt
that
in
the
best
interests
of
the
film,
she
should
leave
the
project
and
be
replaced
by
a
newcomer
without
any
contacts
in
B-town." The
tennis
star
was
irritated
when
she
started
planting
stories
of
her
walking
out
from
the
film
because
of
steamy
sex
scenes.
Adds
an
insider,
"Leander
hasn't
met
Ameesha
so
there's
neither
friendship
nor
animosity
towards
her
but
her
rumours
were
hurting
him,
his
film
and
his
image.
He's
a
national
celebrity
with
a
clean
image
and
wouldn't
act
in
questionable
film."
Mutual
decision
A
source
from
the
production
says
there
are
no
intimate
scenes,
as
there's
no
leading
lady
in
a
romantic
role,
"RE
is
like
A
Wednesday
or
Rang
De
Basanti.
In
RE,
the
main
character
is
Leander
and
the
pivotal
character
is
Paresh
Rawal."
Producer-director
Kohli
states,
"Ameesha
and
I
had
discussed
it
and
mutually
decided
to
part
ways.
I
don't
know
why
she
said
she
walked
out
because
of
the
steamy,
intimate
scenes,
as
there
aren't
any
at
all.
We
decided
to
part
ways
as
she
comes
from
mainstream
films
and
I
am
a
debutant
director
working
on
a
film
with
an
ensemble
cast.
I
told
her
we
should
do
a
film
where
she
has
a
better
role."
However,
he
denies
that
Leander
asked
for
her
to
be
replaced.
"He
is
a
thorough
professional
and
gentleman
and
hasn't
interfered
once
in
the
entire
process
of
filmmaking.
He's
a
sportsman
and
brings
a
different
kind
of
discipline
to
the
film."
Amisha
remained
unavailable
for
comment.