Sonali Joshi Pitale (MID-DAY; October 1, 2014)

Tanishaa Mukerji was supposed to make her debut in the Marathi film industry with Akshay Kumar’s film, Aantar. But now sources say that she has been dropped from the film.

It may be pointed out that the actress had even shot for the film in London last year, but soon after, she took part in a celebrity reality show. The film’s makers were looking at shooting with her after the show got over, but apparently, the actress just didn’t give them dates for the shoot.

A source says, “Last year, the film’s entire unit was in London for almost a month, as it was a long schedule. Then Tanishaa couldn’t shoot, as she was busy with her show. But after that, she never got back with her dates to shoot for the film.”

It is being said that the actress initially showed a lot of interest in the film but she eventually decided to distance herself. Another source says that with Tanishaa out of the project, the film’s entire schedule that was shot abroad will now be wasted. “So far, the film’s unit has not been informed about Tanishaa’s exit, though they have been waiting to hear from the producers. Starting a film all over again will be very costly and replacing her will also take time,” says the source.

Both Tanishaa and Ashwini Yardi, co-producer of the film, remained unavailable for comment.