There was ‘high drama’ on the sets during the making of Dilli 6 that director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra had not scripted. Lead actor Abhishek Bachchan and director Rakeysh had irrevocable creative differences. Abhishek, who is an otherwise happy-go-lucky actor, dared to give some suggestions while plying his skills. The ‘friendly’ suggestions didn’t go down well with Rakeysh, and soon after, he started cold-shouldering Bachchan Jr. “The rift between Abhishek and Rakeysh Mehra had his share of problems with Abhishek Bachchan on the sets of Dilli 6; Amitabh Bachchan later intervened and played peacemaker. Rakeysh started when Abhishek began to give his inputs on matters of props, dialogues and shots while enacting scenes . Rakeysh, who is known to hold his scripts close to his heart, didn’t quite appreciate the gesture. He would hardly speak to Abhishek once we packed up for the day,” says a unit member on condition of anonymity. Thing worsened when Abhishek had more retakes compared to leading lady Sonam Kapoor, who is just one-film-old. Rakeysh was clearly unhappy and almost stopped communicating with Bachchan Jr. “There was visible tension between the two, but Abhishek was a thorough professional. He never let it show on the sets and worked equally hard on his part,” reveals our source.Another crew member adds, “There are days when actors fail to concentrate and we have to keep retaking. But that’s a part of the job. There are times when the director is unhappy with the way the shot has been taken despite actors giving it their best shot.”It was Abhishek’s daddy Amitabh Bachchan who took control of the situation and played the peacemaker on the sets. “Bachchan Sr has a guest appearance in the film. He sorted out the differences between the two and got them together,” says our source.Abhishek plays an NRI who comes back to India to trace his roots and look after his ailing grandmother. During his stay in the capital, he falls for his doe-eyed neighbour (Sonam), and gradually, gets involved in the Monkeyman hysteria, which had swept Delhi in 2001. We sent text messages to Siddharth Roy Kapoor, CEO of UTV Motion Pictures, who is producing the film, and director Rakeysh. But they remained unavailable for comment.