India, Sept. 28 -- L ast Monday (September 22), we had exclusively reported that Fatima Sana Shaikh was never cast in director Madhur Bhandarkar's upcoming film The Wives, despite earlier buzz linking her to the project. The filmmaker eventually went ahead with actors Regina Cassandra, Sonali Kulkarni, and Mouni Roy in lead roles. And the shoot has already been wrapped. "The reports around her casting were untrue. She never signed the film or was roped in to play one of the wives," Bhandarkar (57) had told us at the time. Now, we have learnt that Fatima (33) has also stepped away from another studio-backed film that Bhandarkar was set to direct. A source reveals, "Fatima Sana Shaikh has walked out of the project. The two had even planned to announce their association at an award show earlier this year, but the plan didn't materialise. The film is now shelved." This development marks the second missed collaboration between the actor and the National Award-winning filmmaker. We reached out to the studio but they refused to comment on the matter....