Signed Kareena? I've never even met her - U Shukla

OMG director says he has not cast Bebo with Abhishek Bachchan for his next

Subhash K Jha (DNA; June 18, 2013)

It may make a juicy story to say Abhishek Bachchan would be paired with Kareena Kapoor in Umesh Shukla's untitled film . But regrettably, it is not the truth. Pooh-poohing a report that claimed Kareena is "seriously considering" the OMG director says, "I've never in my life met Kareena Kapoor, let alone offered her a role. The closest I've come to her is while sitting some rows behind her at awards function. I've never approached her for any role."

An amused Umesh says, "According to the report I had an hour-long meeting with her and now I'm supposed to give her a full narration on Monday. All this is news to me." He further informs that the heroine for his film is still not finalised, and nor is the title. "I will approach a leading lady after I lock-in the script this week. I've so far only finalised Rishi Kapoor and Abhishek for the film.

Why not Paresh Rawal after their amazing rapport in Oh My God? "Because the personality and spoken language required in this film suited Rishiji more. But I will miss Pareshji immensely in this film. I will work with him again in the near future. That's a promise I've made to myself," he says.

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