No , Abhimaan for Abhi-Ash
February 10, 08 by SiddharthWe were the first to tell you that Abhishek Bachchan refused to play a younger version of his dad. Now sources reveal that Abhishek also turned down an offer to do a remake of Abhimaan.
It is learnt that Rajeev Menon, who earlier made Kandukondain Kandukondain and Sapnay, approached Abhishek with the idea of the remake.
Menon is very close to Mani Ratnam and has worked with him on Bombay and Guru. A source reveals that Menon is a huge fan of Hrishikesh Mukherjee and was toying with the idea of remaking Abhimaan.
“Rajeev and Abhishek are good friends.
They hit it off during Guru and discussed films. It’s during the making of that film that Rajeev tossed the idea of remaking Abhimaan. However, they didn’t discuss it seriously.”
Not too convinced
Apparently Rajeev was waiting for the Abhi-Ash marriage to happen after which he would hold more discussions with Abhishek. However things changed when Rajeev approached Abhishek with the remake for the second time.
The source adds, “Abhishek wasn’t too convinced about the project. He was too scared with the idea of working in a film that’s considered as a classic. There would be too many comparisons drawn between Abhishek-Ash and his parents.”
Rajiv Menon remained unavailable for comment.
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