Aishwarya Rai

The gorgeous Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has reportedly refused to do an item number in Drona – yes, the film that stars her husband Abhishek Bachchan in the title role.

Goldie Behl ’s ‘Drona’ is a movie that is allegedly set to supersede Krrish with its highly advanced special effects and it is also set to be a feather in the junior Bachchan’s cap after consecutive hits in Dhoom 2 and Guru .

Behl had plans to rope in Ash for an item number in the film and the director through hubby Abhishek seemingly offered an item number to Ash though Priyanka Chopra is the lead heroine for ‘Drona’.

But with some minor consideration Ash reportedly put down both the director and her husband.

Considering the fact that Ash’s kitty is now filled with some prestigious projects and international films like Pink Panther 2, it is not surprising that the former Miss World quietly refused the offer from Behl rendering more importance to her individual career than wanting to add zing to Abhishek’s film.

The duo of Abhishek and Behl reportedly then went and approached Bipasha Basu for the item number in ‘Drona’.

Bipasha’s only condition was that she would do an item number only if the song could outshine her performance in ‘ Beedi Jalaiyle’ from Omkara .

But things turned awry again when Bipasha wasn’t too confident whether Priyanka would edge her out as the main highlight in the film.

Subsequently she got to know that even Priyanka would shake a leg with her in the number and share screen space. That forced Bipasha to step back and refute her presence in ‘Drona’.