Abhishek, meanwhile, sought solace with model Dipannita Sharma; the rumour mills also buzzed about a liaison with Rani Mukerji, though neither party would confirm they were seeing each other.
Every good narrative needs a timely plot point -- and in Bollywood-style, the plot point in the Ash-Abhishek story was provided by the foreign-returned friend.
In this case, Rohan Sippy, Abhishek's long-time buddy, who decided to cast him, and Aishwarya, in his directorial debut Kuch Na Kaho.
The film had some great songs and was well shot; Aishwarya and Abhishek looked good together on screen, but that for then was that -- Aishwarya moved on to acting with Abhishek's daddy.
She joined the Big B in the credits of films such as Khakee and Kyon Ho Gaya Na! -- the latter, directed by Vivek Oberoi's childhood friend Samir Karnik.
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