Ayesha Takia is busy completing her last three projects — Pathshaala, Nagesh Kukunoor’s Tasveer and Boney Kapoor’s Wanted Dead or Alive as soon as possible. And guess why? She is getting married. But there is another piece of news which is highly disturbing and of course shocking for a few people. She has informed her producers that she won’t shoot after marriage, that is January 2009! Ayesha's decision to quit the film industry has caused inconvenience to only those filmmakers who had not started their projects with her. The actress has served a notice to all the filmmakers who haven't started work with her saying she'd like to opt out.
One such director who's left in a panic situation is Jagmohan Mundhra, whose Indianised version of The 40-Year Old Virgin is now heroine-less... This is the second film in a row after Rumi Jafry's Life Partner when Govinda is stranded without a proper leading lady even after shooting extensively .
Says Mundhra, "That's because we can't sign just anyone opposite Govinda. His co-star needs to match his comic timing. Ayesha fitted the bill." The role required an innocent, bubbly, totally Indian girl oblivious of the facts of life.
"It's almost the role of a child-bride... innocent and tomboyish, like Jaya Bhaduri in Uphaar or Moushumi Chatterjee in Balika Badhu. I could only think of Ayesha Takia. Even Amrita Rao would seem like a natural choice for an innocent character but even she is now turning into a glamorous entity on magazine covers. So Bollywood is really short of innocence these days. I don't know what to do because Govinda has given us dates in November. I've less than a month before I shoot."
With no sign of the child bride for Govinda among the established actresses, Mundhra has now decided to cast a newcomer. "Javed Akhtar has recommended Aditi Sharma. She featured in Subhash Ghai's Black & White. I'll watch the film and take a final call. But in principle, Aditi is on."
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