Abhi-Ash in the remake of Abhimaan

Years before, say 3 decades ago, Amitabh and his wife Jay Bachchan swayed with their scintillating performance in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's classic 'Abhimaan'. The auteur had centered on the professional contention between a married couples. And now, Rajiv Menon one of the versatile filmmakers from South India remakes this flick starring Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai in lead roles. Rajiv Menon had cranked camera for Mani Rathnam's previous venture of Guru starring the same pair Abhishek and Aishwarya. Cinematographer turned filmmaker Rajiv had churned the best television commercials including Airtel featuring A.R.Rahman. His directorial venture in Kollywood was quite commendable with both his flicks 'Minsara Kananvu' (Dubbed version in Hindi titled 'Sapnae' and Kandukondaen Kandukondaen won laurels.

In the interim, Abhi and Ash have been offered to play Shah Jahan and Mumtaz, the main characters of Taj Mahal. Talks are on the verge and soon official announcements would be made.