Bips turned down Billy?

Two days back we had reported that Bipasha Basu's Hollywood dreams were shattered as producer Smita Thackeray had backed out of the much-publicised psychological thriller Chimera, citing professional and personal reasons. However, it is learnt through the grapevine that it wasn't Smita behind the film's abandonment but Bipasha herself.

According to sources, the film to be jointly directed by Daniel Silverman and Tapan Saha, was to go on floors last week. The first long schedule was supposed to begin in Kodaikanal on July 23. However, Bipasha failed to turn up on the sets leading to the shoot being cancelled.

It was later learnt that the Bong babe had certain reservations about the project. The actress had even raised some questions about the film for which she got unconvincing answers. Even though no one knows what her reservations were, the dusky beauty had put her foot down and refused to shoot.

Apparently, Hollywood star Billy Zane (of Titanic and Phantom fame) was on his way to India to get started on the Hollywood meets Bollywood project, however, he was stopped in his tracks by the filmmakers as Bipasha denied shooting at the end moment.