The grapevine is abuzz that Arjun Ramphal has replaced Abhishek Bachchan in Venus` next, to be directed by Abbas-Mustan and co-starring Bobby Deol. The reason offered was that Yash Johar had signed Abhishek for his next production and his dates were clashing with the dates the actor had allotted to Venus` project.

However, Ganesh Jain denied that Abhishek had played dirty. According to him, the decision to part ways was arrived after both Venus and Abhishek sat down to sort out the dates. "Abhishek was kind enough to call us and make us aware of the fact. He showed keen interest in doing the film, but he also added that we would have to wait for the dates, which would delay our launch," Jain clarified