JP
Dutta's
Paltan
was
supposed
to
be
a
comeback
for
Abhishek
Bachchan,
but
the
actor
pulled
out
of
the
film
at
the
last
minute
and
the
director
says
he
is
clueless
about
the
reason
behind
the
actor's
departure
from
the
project.
It
was
with
Dutta
that
Abhishek
made
his
debut
opposite
Kareena
Kapoor
in
the
veteran
director's
Regugee
in
2000.
He
later
collaborated
with
the
director
again
on
the
films
LOC
Kargil
and
Umroa
Jaan.
Abhishek
was
initially
attached
with
the
war-drama,
but
he
reportedly
backed
out
of
the
film
two
days
before
the
shooting
commenced.
When
asked
why
Abhishek
backed
out
of
the
project,
Dutta
told
the
reporters,
"Please
go
and
speak
to
the
Bachchans
and
let
me
know,
because
even
I
don't
know."
Abhishek
was
replaced
by
actor
Harshvardhan
Rane,
who
has
now
bagged
a
three-film
deal
with
Dutta.
Paltan
is
based
on
the
1967
Nathu
La
and
Cho
La
clashes
between
the
Indian
and
Chinese
armies.
It
stars
Jackie
Shroff,
Arjun
Rampal,
Sonu
Sood,
Gurmeet
Choudhary,
Siddhanth
Kapoor,
Rane
and
Luv
Sinha.
The
68-year-old
returns
to
direction
after
Umrao
Jaan,
which
released
in
2006.
Dutta
said
he
was
born
to
make
films
and
he
finds
happiness
when
he
is
directing.
"I
was
born
to
do
this
job.
For
me,
happiness
lies
in
making
films.
When
director
I'm
not
making
one
I'm
sad...
When
you
are
young
you
realise
what
your
calling
is.
I
think
I've
been
sent
to
do
this.
To
make
our
soldiers
immortal," the
director
said.
Paltan
is
produced
by
JP
Films
and
presented
by
Zee
Studios
and
is
scheduled
to
release
on
September
7.