The film was to be directed by Roland Joffe (City of Joy), but then the project went cold and buzz was that it had been shelved.

However, a Belgium-based entertainment company called Corsan has offered to fund the film and it is being revived, with some major changes, of course.

The title has been changed to Singularity and Vivek is no longer a part of the film.

Corsan has signed a co-production deal with the Indian company Neelmudra Entertainment to produce the film.

Sources claim Corsan has put up $35 million for the film and shooting will begin in January next year in India and South Africa.

‘Not for me’

Debu Deodhar, a renowned Marathi filmmaker and associate producer of Singularity, confirms, “Yes, Singularity is definitely happening but it’s too early to talk about it.

The picture will be clear in the next two months.” 

Interestingly, the project was announced when Ash and Vivek were in a relationship.

But now that they’re no longer together and Ash has married Abhishek Bachchan, Oberoi doesn’t want to be part of the film even if it’s revived.

A source close to Oberoi reveals that he opted out of the film a long time ago.

“The production house wasn’t too sure about the dates and Vivek was doing Kisna at that time, so he decided not to do the project.

He’s received feelers again now that the project is being revived, but he doesn’t want to be a part of it anymore.”