Vivek Oberoi was supposed to be taking part in Sujoy Ghosh’s Aladdin starring Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Ritesh Deshmukh, as Ritesh’s friend in the film. However, that is the case no longer. As always, the rumor mills start churning out a number of reasons why.

One idea that is circulating is that Oberoi’s asking price is too high. Another suggests that Bachchan isn’t very keen to work with Oberoi. Whatever the reason, Oberoi has decided to opt out of the film, easing the pressure off Ghosh.

Sahil Khan is the man stepping into his shoes, as the film begins shooting during the first week of January, if all goes according to plan.

Interestingly enough, Aladdin is supposed to be the first Bollywood film to be shot entirely in front of a green screen. All the scenes will be done in front of a digital screen and later worked on and enhanced by SFX technicians.