SRK flies to London for treatment
Vickey Lalwani
Shah Rukh Khan
's persistent back ailment has aggravated further. He has flown to London for treatment and is expected to return in March.![Shah Rukh Khan](/movies/2003/feb/24new1.jpg)
Both his productions, Main Hoon Na (directed by Farah Khan) and Aziz Mirza's Chalte Chalte, have come to a standstill. Other projects like Ashutosh Gowariker's Swades and Nikhil Advani's Kal Ho Na Ho will also be affected.
Ashutosh turns producer
Ashutosh Gowariker
![Ashutosh Gowariker](/movies/2003/feb/24new2.jpg)
Rani in Mehta drama?
Buzz is that Rani Mukherji has bagged a key role in Ketan Mehta's 1857: The Uprising.
Aamir Khan plays legendary freedom fighter Mangal Pandey in the patriotic drama produced by Bobby Bedi, the producer of Shekhar Kapur's Bandit Queen and Deepa Mehta's Fire.
![Rani Mukherji](/movies/2003/feb/24new3.jpg)
The script has been written by Farrukh Dhondy.
Innocence over sensuality
After making her debut in Anupam Kher's Om Jai Jagadish opposite Abhishek Bachchan, Tara Sharma has replaced model Katrina Kaif in Vishesh Films' Saaya opposite John Abraham.
Producer Mahesh Bhatt reveals, "We shot with Katrina for a day. We found there was no innocence on her face. She was too sensuous for the role. Maybe dropping her was unethical, but I did not want to cheat the audience."
Saaya, directed by Anurag Basu, is slated for a May 16 release.
Born to a Kashmiri father and British mother, Katrina makes her Bollywood debut in Kaizad Gustad's much hyped Boom!