By Jilawatan

Chenab Gandhi, a film produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, was to go on floors in April 2009. While the first schedule got pushed to September 2009 talks have it that the film may start rolling only in February 2010.

Actress Vidya Balan and actor Amitabh Bachchan who are currently shooting for Balki’s Paa will be seen together once again in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Chenab Gandhi, to be directed by Vibhu Puri. The film based on the life of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (played by Amitabh Bachchan) was to go on floors in April 2009. But Bhansali’s search for his ‘other hero’ caused a change in schedule.

Initially, Harman Baweja was to play an important part in the movie. But later there were reports that Bhansali settled for John Abraham and had to re-work schedules and dates. But it still wasn’t that easy. While media had it that actress Bipasha Basu wasn’t too keen to have John work with Vidya (the two were linked while shooting Salaam-e-Ishq), John rubbished the rumours and claimed that he wasn’t offered Chenab Gandhi in the first place. He admitted that he was in talks with Sanjay Leela Bhansali but that was for another project and not Chenab Gandhi.

Finally, Rajeev Khandelwal was roped in to play the ‘other hero’. But fortunately or unfortunately, the Sach Ka Saamna phenomenon happened to Rajeev Khandelwal, because of whom, sources say, the film will be further pushed and may go on floors only in February 2010 now. However, a birdie from the production house claims, “The last show of Sach Ka Saamna maybe September 26, but nothing is confirmed yet.” So Bhansali finds himself in date trouble all over again, but this is one sach that he’ll just have to face! Watch this space for more news…

By Jilawatan

Actress Vidya Balan would star in Nikhil Advani’s Chand Bhai and Bhansali’s Chenab Gandhi as she signed both the movies recently.

Advani’s Chand Bhai is a raw realistic song less film on juvenile delinquency. At the same time the actress won’t be seen in the central character. The story of the movie revolves around the delinquent boy’s character.

At the same time, she would be working with Vibhu Puri’s Chenab Gandhi, that would be produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

Vidya is said to be spell bound by the script and project. She attended costume and reading session to understand the sequences. Hurman Baweja is said to be the opposite of the star in the movie.

Vidya recently saw Ghajini and was bowled over by Aamir Khan. “I’m dying to work with Aamir.” “And Shah Rukh of course is my favourite,” said the actress.

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Vidya Balan might be linked to every other co-star but she claims to be still single.

After her first big film ‘Parineeta’, there were talks of her closeness with co-star Sanjay Dutt.

Then she was romantically linked to ‘Salaam-E-Ishq’ co-star John Abraham. During ‘Kismat Connection’ there were talks of her connection to Shahid Kapoor though many made fun of how she looked much older than him on screen.

She denied all that outright and said in a TV interview that if she actually was linked with all her co-stars then she should be a person to wear her heart on her sleeve, which is not the case. So they are only rumours and nothing else.

She would rather be stuck with her work and is busy shooting for ‘Chenab Gandhi’ with Vibhu Puri wielding the microphone.

She’s acting alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Harman Baweja for the first time and it revolves around the life of Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan, better known as Frontier Gandhi as well as Bachchan Sr. and Abhishek.