Mahesh Babu steps into the shoes of Abhishek Bachchan in The Businessman

Abhishek Bachchan has paved the way for Mahesh Babu's Bollywood entry. Yes, the Bollywood actor, who had given nod to star in the Hindi version of forthcoming Telugu film The Businessman, has been replaced by the Dookudu star.

Sources close to the director have revealed that Mahesh Babu will star in the Hindi version, which is also titled The Businessman. Abhishek Bachchan has walked out of the forthcoming movie citing date issues. Without wasting much-time, Puri Jagannath has decided to replace the Bollywood actor with the Telugu star thereby launching him in the Hindi film industry.

The Hindi version of the film will be shot after the completion of the Telugu version. The Businessman, which also stars Kajal Aggarwal, Prakash Raj and Raza Murad, is hitting the screens in January 2012.