Mehra recently trashed a previous report claiming that R Madhavan had been cast in the lead role opposite Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. According to a _Mumbai Mirror_ report, Rao met Aishwarya

recently at the Melbourne International Film Festival, where he was being awarded the Best Actor award for _Trapped_. Talking about his gorgeous co-star and Mehra’s upcoming project,

Rajkummar Rao said,