While everyone was excited to know that Bollywood stars Abhishek Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor, who made their debut in 'Refugee', were signed together to play the leads in Umesh Shukla's next titled 'Mere Apne' (read news), seems like their excitement might just fade away.

Apparently, the filmmaker clarified that he hasn't approached Kareena for any role, let alone narrate the script to her.

Shukla said, "I've never in my life met Kareena Kapoor, let alone offer her a role. The closest I've come to her is while sitting some rows behind her at awards function. I've never approached her for any role."

Pretty amused with how the media invents stories like these, Shukla added, "The tabloid's imagination takes my breath away. According to them I had an hour-long meeting with her and now I'm supposed to give her a full narration on Monday. All this is news to me. Obviously the reporter who wrote this article knows more about my activities than I do. Maybe I’ve been sleepwalking through my meeting with Kareena."

Strangely, besides the lead actress, the team haven't even decided the title. "I will approach a leading lady after I lock in the script this week. I've so far only finalized Rishi Kapoor and Abhishek for the film," he said.