In an answer to Ram Gopal Varma’s uncharitable SMS messages about Dum Maro Dum, Big B opts out of his film Department

Vickey Lalwani (MUMBAI MIRROR; April 26, 2011)

 

After a successful association with the Bachchans, the buzz is, that Ram Gopal Varma has all of a sudden managed to anger the first family of Bollywood.

Amitabh and his son Abhishek who have worked with the director in many films including Sarkar, Sarkar Raj, Rann, Naach, RGV Ki Aag and Nishabd are no more a part of his forthcoming film Department.

While Abhishek Bachchan was reported to have dropped out from the film a couple of days back, his father, too has now decided to no more be a part of the project. And this decision on the Big B’s part comes in the wake of Ramu’s unprofessional attitude towards his son’s last release Dum Maro Dum. “Amitabh is not interested in working with a filmmaker who has meted out such shoddy treatment to his son,” said a source.

In fact, this was Ramu’s way of avenging Abhishek’s refusal of his film Department. “It all started last month when Abhishek told Ramu that he wasn’t too keen on working in the film. The director couldn’t take a ‘No’ gracefully. He started sending out uncharitable remarks on Dum Maro Dum from his cellphone,” informed our source.

While Amitabh chose not to respond to our story, RGV started off by sending us a text, wherein he maintained that it was he who replaced Abhishek with Rana Daggubatti. “I have replaced Abhishek More >