Deepika Padukone replaces Aishwarya Rai

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Deepika Padukone replaces Aishwarya Rai
By Webmaster, 9 April, 2008

All is not well with Shankar's Robot, with the leading lady Aishwarya Rai now having second thoughts about the film. If sources are to be believed, Ash will not do the film and Shankar is already in talks with Deepika Padukone for the role.

Shankar plans to shoot Robot over two years. Ash called him to ask for specific dates, saying there's no way she can commit herself to a film over two years. When asked whether she was still part of Robot, Aishwarya's secretary Hari Singh said, "Send an SMS to Aishwarya and you will get a reply." However, despite us sending her several messages, Ash did not reply.

Aishwarya, we hear, has instead already asked Rohan Sippy to start his film Happy Birthday which stars John Abraham besides her. The source added, "This suggests that Aishwarya may not do Robot which was supposed to be her next film."

When asked about Rohan Sippy's film to be directed by Sriram Raghvan, being shelved, the source said, "No, the film is not shelved. However, it has taken a backseat as John is not free even though Ash is ready to start work on the film."

When contacted Rohan's father, Ramesh Sippy, confirmed that Raghvan's film Happy Birthday has not been aborted and that they will start shooting in October. He said, "That's simply because John is going off to Miami after which he will be busy with Kabir Khan's film for Yash Raj Productions."

Reportedly, Aishwarya was promised Rs 4 crore for Robot which is slated to be a bilingual venture - both in Hindi and Tamil. However, the best part was that Ash was paired opposite husband Abhishek Bachchan in the film. After Mani Ratnam's Guru everyone is keen to see whether the duo can rustle up the same magic again.

South superstar Rajnikant is also part of Robot's star cast.

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