Scoop: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan dropped from 'Woh Kaun Thi' remake, Bipasha Basu roped in?

A number of old classics have been adapted or remade into contemporary setting by filmmakers in recent times. One such film whose remake is on the cards is the 1964 film Woh Kaun Thi, starring Manoj Kumar and Sadhana in the leads. Sometime back, several reports suggested that a remake of the psychological thriller is to be made with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan stepping into the role played by Sadhana. However, looks like that may no longer be the case. 

why do we say so? Well, a report on BollywoodHungama suggests that Aishwarya has been dropped from the project and has been replaced by Bipasha Basu. The report quoted a source as saying, "Earlier the film was conceptualized with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the lead. However, things have changed since then and now Bipasha Basu has stepped into filled the gap left in Aishwarya’s absence.” 

The remake rights of Woh Kaun Thi have been acquired by Prernaa Arora and buzz is that her business partner Arjun N Kapoor will make his acting debut with the film. The source further told the portal, "The Woh Kaun Thi remake will be extra special since it will also mark the acting debut of Prernaa’s business partner Arjun N Kapoor, who has for a while now been planning on making his debut.”

The remainng details about the remake have not been revealed yet. Apparently, the makers are planning to make an announcement soon. Watch this space...