Speculation is rife that days before Dev’s
Hoichoi Unlimited
goes on the floors, there has been a major change in the film’s cast. If sources are to be believed,
Rukmini Maitra will replace leading lady
Mimi Chakraborty in this film about a vacation gone wrong. Mimi was supposed to play a rich industrialist’s daughter in the film, and
Dev, her husband.
An out-and-out comedy, a part of the film was expected to be shot in Uzbekistan, where the two go on a vacation. Mimi and Dev earlier did films like Yoddha and Sudhu Tomari Jonyo, and the ensemble cast further includes Saswata Chatterjee, Sudiptaa Chakraborty, Koneenica Banerjee, Priyanka Sarkar, Pooja Bose and Kharaj Mukherjee. Said a source close to the unit, “Rukmini had earlier said that she was not doing the film, but the cast underwent a change recently. The Dev-Rukmini pair is fast gaining popularity and the two of them want to continue doing films together. While Dev plays a ghar jamai,
Rukmini
will be seen as his wife.” When CT got in touch with director
Aniket Chattopadhyay, he said, “I am yet to learn about this decision. In fact, you are the first one to have told me this!” Despite repeated calls, Mimi could not be reached.