- By Parag Maniar
Looks like Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd is making headlines even before the film has hit the floors. The latest star to opt out of the show is actress Shilpa Shetty. First it was John Abraham who opted out of the film citing date problems. He had said that he was committed to do Ravi Chopra's Babul and since Amitabh Bachchan, who also plays the lead in Babul, had been advised complete rest after his surgery, John had to reshuffle his dates and opt out of the Farhan Akhtar-Ritiesh Sidhwani project.
Konkana Sen Sharma faced a similar problem. Committed to Vishal Bharadwaj's Omkara, Konkana had to leave Honeymoon.
Now, Shilpa Shetty has walked out of the film. "After John opting out, I was in two minds whether to be a part of the film or not. The producers told me that they were planning to sign someone comparatively lesser known opposite me and that was not agreeable with me. So I thought that it was best for me to leave the film," Shilpa said.
Shilpa added that she was looking forward to the film because she was paired with John Abraham for the first time. "It was interesting to have John and me together and that's the reason why I had said yes to the film," she said.
Producer Ritiesh Sidhwani refused to comment on the issue. "I have nothing to say in this matter," he said.
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