Filmmaker J.P. Dutta's comeback film Paltan seems to be facing many hurdles in its production stage. After Abhishek Bachchan's sudden exit from the film earlier, now Suniel Shetty has also backed out from the project at the last moment. If the rumors are to be believed, Suniel Shetty wanted some changes in the script, which didn't happen and hence he decided to opt out from the project. The decision was quite surprising as the Bollywood personalities shared a great rapport with each other and have worked together in films like Refugee, Border, LOC Kargil and Umrao Jaan.
Earlier Abhishek Bachchan's sudden exit came across as a shocking incident in the industry since he had started his career with Dutta's Refugee. We were the first one who revealed the reason by stating in a report, “Abhishek was quite kicked about Paltan. However, he realized after a while that Sonu Sood had more screen space than him. That bothered him considerably. When he discussed his apprehensions with Dutta, he told him that while Sonu had more screen time, it was Abhishek who had a better character written for him. Dutta could not convince him and he backed out at the end minute.”
J.P. Dutta who is known for directing war dramas film like Border and LOC Kargil is making his directorial comeback after eleven long years. 2006's Umrao Jaan featuring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was Dutta's last directorial venture. Paltan is based on the Indo-China war of 1962. The film also features Jimmy Sheirgill, Arjun Rampal, Sonu Sood, Gurmeet Chaudhary and Harshvardhan Rane in pivotal roles. The movie is expected to hit the screens in 2018.
