Author: Subhash K Jha

Bebo’s present and ex will be part of the Bachchans tour

Kareena Kapoor’s present beau Saif Ali Khan and former flame Shahid Kapoor will be together in The Unforgettables tour of the Bachchans (Amitabh, Abhishek and Aishwarya).

The series of concerts by Wizcraft will unfold in July-August across US and Europe.

After Akshay Kumar, who earlier opted out, rejoined the tour (‘Akki nakki’; Hitlist, April 25), the Bachchans roped in the two stars to join in.

No hesitation
Says a source close to the Bachchans, “Saif and Shahid showed no hesitation in joining the Bachchans on tour.

The price being offered was fine and the dates for the venues where they’ll perform were worked out to their convenience. The Kareena Kapoor angle was not part of the discussions.”

The tour has been undergoing one change after another. Earlier, it was scheduled for 2007.

“Abhishek and Aishwarya were busy with their marriage and their careers. We had to take it to 2008,” explains the Big B.

While every show will be different, the Bachchans will be a constant at every concert performing to their own numbers as well the specially-composed songs by Vishal-Shekhar.

But the one item that is inescapable is Kajra Re.“Do you think we can get away from that one?” laughs Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

Riteish Deshmukh and Bipasha Basu are also part of the tour announced during the IIFA awards in Yorkshire last year.


Madhuri too
It is reliably learnt that Madhuri Dixit will also be part of The Unforgettables stage shows.

Says a source close to the Bachchans, “For Madhuri, it’d be the easiest thing in the world for her to join the concerts in the US as she is based there.”