After several reports claimed that Mohit Suri, 44, has roped in actor Ranbir Kapoor, 43, for his next project, touted to be a gangster-backed musical love story, the filmmaker rubbishes the claims.

Mohit tells us that there is no film in place yet, largely because he is still writing his next script. “No, no, it’s not (true). I’m still writing my film,” he tells us, adding that he hasn’t even reached the stage where casting conversations begin.

While the two did meet recently, he insists that it was more of a casual setup than a professional discussion. “He did call me up. So it’s just an informal discussion, but not about a film, we just met,” he shares, adding, “Ranbir has always been praising me and talking highly about me in the past… so this was not a conversation to talk about a film.”

Setting the record straight about his next project, Mohit says he is still writing the script. “The fact is the film (last directorial, Saiyaara) released in July (last year)… I need about one to two more months to at least finish my script. I’m not there yet,” he says.