Yes, Abhishek did hurt Rani

By Subhash K Jha

For those spoilsports who were waiting to see deathly tension erupt on the sets of Pradeep Sarkar's Laga Chunri Mein Daag after what's widely been labeled the wedding snub, there was disappointing news.

There was absolutely no coldness between Rani and Abhishek when he returned two work after a two-month break.

"How can there be?" says a close friend of both the stars. "Rani and Abhishek have done four films as a lead pair, all hits. They're seen as the Amitabh-Jaya of the new miellennium. And forget that. They're so comforatable with each other. Yes, not being invited to the wedding did hurt Rani.

She always thought of the Bachchans as a part of her extended family and hoped they considered her the same. Intially she was upset about not being invited. But the minute the she met Abhishek last week after a longish gap, all grievances dissolved instantaneously."

Rani and Abhishek are back whooping it up on the sets as though nothing has happened.

"Nothing about Abhishek has changed after marriage. He's still a major prankster filled with masti. When Rani realized this, she immediately dropped her defences. The party spirit that prevails every time Abhishek is around is back. The set for Laga Chunri Mein Daag resembles a picnic spot," says the source.

Joining the revellery are Kunal Kapoor and Konkona Sen-Sharma.

"In fact Abhishek has known both the director Pradeep Sarkar amd Kunal for years. Abhishek oftens jokes that he wants to be as thin as Kunal," says the source.

The buzz on the sets of Laga Chunri… is that Abhishek hasn't changed one bit. "Marriage hasn't made him less bratty. It would take a lot more than marriage to the most beautiful woman in India to change Abhishek," jokes Abhishek's buddy.