Shaad
Ali's
2005
film
Bunty
Aur
Babli
starring
Abhishek
Bachchan
and
Rani
Mukerji,
was
a
huge
blockbuster.
Recently,
the
makers
announced
a
sequel
to
the
romantic
comedy
with
Saif
Ali
Khan,
Rani
Mukerji,
Siddhant
Chaturvedi
and
newbie
Sharvari.
However,
Shaad
won't
be
directing
the
sequel.
Instead,
debutant
director
Varun
V
Sharma
will
be
calling
the
directorial
shots.
While
there
was
speculation
that
Shaad
turned
down
Bunty
Aur
Babli
2
as
he
was
caught
up
with
his
web
series
Pawan
&
Pooja,
he
shut
down
the
rumours
while
speaking
with
Mid-day,
"My
work
[in
the
universe
of
Bunty
Aur
Babli]
is
done.
It's
somebody
else's
thought
and
story;
he
has
written
the
script.
So,
let
him
do
the
sequel
and
I
am
sure
he
will
make
a
good
movie.
I
don't
have
any
regrets
about
not
doing
it.
I
was
never
meant
to
direct
the
sequel."
Speaking
about
Bunty
Aur
Babli
2,
the
film
will
take
a
leap
of
10
years,
from
the
time
where
the
original
ended
and
will
revolve
around
two
con
couples,
played
by
Rani
Mukerji
and
Saif
Ali
Khan
and
Siddhant
Chaturvedi
and
Sharvari
Wagh.
The
film
was
earlier
offered
to
Abhishek
Bachchan,
but
the
actor
couldn't
be
a
part
of
the
sequel.
Speaking
about
it,
Rani
earlier
revealed,
"Abhishek
and
I
were
both
approached
to
reprise
our
roles
as
the
originals
in
Bunty
Aur
Babli
2
but,
unfortunately,
things
didn't
work
out
with
him
and
we
will
miss
him
dearly.
As
a
team,
we
are
so
happy
to
welcome
Saif.
I
have
lovely
memories
of
working
with
him
and
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
creating
something
new
and
exciting
with
him
in
Bunty
Aur
Babli
2.
Hopefully,
the
audiences
will
give
us
the
same
love
that
they
have
given
our
earlier
films," she
said.
In
yet
another
interview,
Saif
said,
"It's
a
completely
rebooted
sequel
and
is
set
in
today's
time.
It
is
a
fantastic
script
that
hooked
me
instantly.
It
is
an
out-and-out
entertainer
for
the
entire
family
to
sit
and
enjoy
and
this
is
what
I
loved
and
connected
with."