Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan has replaced Prakash Jha's blue-eyed boy Ajay Devgn in his next project 'Aarakshan' that also stars megastar Amitabh Bachchan.
Rumours about Ajay's ouster from the film have been abuzz, but Amitabh confirmed the development on his blog www.bigb.bigadda.com.
'Preparations for 'Aarakshan' with Prakash Jha are on in swing and another meet today was done to finalise aspects of the oncoming shoot. Saif Ali now replaces Ajay and soon we shall be making a final announcement of this,' he posted.
Saif and Amitabh had earlier worked together in 'Eklavya - The Royal Guard', which was India's official Oscars entry in 2007.
'Aarakshan' deals with the issue of reservation and its impact on the society. It is expected to be shot in Bhopal, where Jha had shot his hit movie 'Raajneeti'.
Prakash Jha's next venture
Though Prakash Jha last film Raajneeti is still running in theatres, the film-maker is ready to go on his next big project.
Aarakshan, is his next venture which is purely based on the problem of Job Reservations and Student in Politics. Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn and Manoj Bajpayee are playing lead roles. There are rumours that Katrina Kaif may play in the film no official declaration until now.
For the first time in his filmy career, Jha is going to work with Big B. In addition, like Raajneeti, Jha plans to shoot Aarakshan too in Bhopal. Every one believes that Aarakshan, will also be yet another sensational successful silver screen by Prakash Jha as the story is based on social problem that is faced in day today life.
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