All of you who were waiting with bated breath to see Kareena Kapoor in a wet white saree when she reprises the role of erstwhile sex bomb Mandakini in Once Upon a Time in Mumbai 2, we have bad news for you. Bebo has apparently refused to do the scene.

Milan Luthria's sequel introduces Mandakini as a character because the actress' romantic association with mafia don Dawood Abraham-a central character in the film-is well known. Luthria wanted Kareena to shoot a rehash of the landmark (and utterly revealing) waterfall sequence from Raj Kapoor's Ram teri Ganga Maili to retain the sensuality associated with Mandakini.

The fact that Kareena's grandfather Raj Kapoor had directed RTGM, Luthria felt, would add to the allure. Kareena, however, made it clear that she is not comfortable with this degree of exposure at this point of her career and life, especially with marriage to boyfriend Saif Ali Khan in the offing.