"Only Akshay has been signed for the project," director Milan Luthria sets the record straight. But the makers did approach Shahid initially and Abhishek subsequently, right? "See, we will take a call [on the parallel lead] once we are through with THE DIRTY PICTURE. ONCE UPON A TIME IN MUMBAAI-2 is an ambitious project and the casting has to be right. Even the female lead is yet to be confirmed," Milan states.
