Apparently there is no thaw in the relations between Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan. And the one paying an expensive price for this is producer-director Ravi Chopra.

The expensive sets of his Bhootnath at Mehboob Studios have been lying unused for months as neither of the superstars are available for shooting together. Ravi Chopra had got dates from Bachchan on the day of the music release of SRK's Om Shanti Om. However a cancellation was made at the last minute. Whenever SRK is available, Bachchan is not available and it is very clear that the two are not very keen on working with each other. Both actors have already shot their individual portions and the film is almost 85 per cent complete. The present schedule has to be completed before the unit leaves for Goa for a song picturisation. Depending on the dates from the superstars, the producer will go ahead and make the technical arrangements for the shoot. Meanwhile Ravi Chopra was being very diplomatic when he reportedly said that he will be shooting from October 1-10 at Mehboob Studios.