Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan, who was expected on the sets of "Indian Idol" for the promotion of his upcoming film "Raavan", could not attend the show due to a prior commitment.

"Abhishek actually never gave the go-ahead as he was already committed to go elsewhere, " said a source from the promotion team of "Raavan".

According to an earlier report, Abhishek was to shoot Wednesday for a special episode that was to be aired next week.

A source close to the channel said: "Abhishek's date wasn't available at the last minute and so his visit could not be worked out."

"Indian Idol 5", one of the most popular music talent hunt shows in India, is telecast on Sony TV.