The Vivek Oberoi – Aishwarya Rai saga seems to have spilled over into Maniratnam’s Guru. Vivek has quietly pulled out of the project which has Abhishek Bachan in the lead and Ash paired opposite him. In order to avoid piquant situations to all concerned, it is stated that Vivek decided to pass up the chance of acting in the film.

Maniratnam’s next film in Hindi is titled Guru. This has Abhishek and Ash as one pair and Vivek and Vidya Balan as the other. The story has been kept a closely guarded secret and Mani has decided to shoot the film without even snippets of the script being let out. Meanwhile, Vivek has been feeling miserable for nearly two months after Ash not only broke off their relationship without shedding a tear but was seen together in public with the junior Bachan.