Rohit has confirmed the news and admits that the reason ‘Come On Pappu' had to be given up is because its budget was making the production houses back out.
At first Percept Picture Company had agreed to produce it, but they left because of fund issues. Studio 18 refused to take up the project because of the overpriced fee demanded by Akshay and John.
Even Eros refused to back the project. Rohit knew it couldn't be made on a smaller budget and it had to be shelved eventually.
He is now scripting a romantic comedy and has auditioned a few industry actors for it. He has, however, denied casting any actors as he claims he isn't ready with the script yet and will cast only once the script is finalized.