UTV has announced that shooting of Madhur Bhandarkar's "'Heroine' has been put off indefinitely because of Aishwarya Rai's pregnancy. She plays the lead role in the movie.
"We would like to put an end to the speculative and factually incorrect stories that are doing the rounds on 'Heroine' and to clarify the position once and for all," said a statement from the production house.
"At this point, nothing is more important than Aishwarya's well being and good health," UTV said.
"We have all agreed that the best step would be to avoid shooting further, rather than proceeding with an incredibly demanding schedule over the coming months," it said.
It wished the 37-year-old actress a healthy motherhood.
"Even as we will truly miss this opportunity to work with Aishwarya, the entire unit wishes her the very best for the exciting time ahead as she and Abhishek move into this special new phase in their lives," UTV said.
'Heroine', also starring Arjun Rampal and Arunoday Singh, was announced during the Cannes Film Festival this year.
After news of Aishwarya's pregnancy broke out, rumours of Priyanka Chopra being approached for the role did the rounds.
Priyanka rubbished those reports today (June 28), posting on her Twitter page, "Read some stupid article about how i wanna do Madhur Bhandarkar's film HEROINE... I think Madhur is an amazing director and. It'll be amazing to work together again but GUYS this one aint it!!! I wish him and Aishwarya lots of luck with the film."
PC, who won a National Award for her role in Madhur's 'Fashion', added, "I also wish that journos would actually do some journalism rather than scriptwriting and stop deciding my next moves!!!" she added.
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