New Delhi, July 21 - Amol Gupte has dismissed rumours that Salman Khan will star in his directorial venture 'Sapno Ko Ginte Ginte'. The scriptwriter-director-actor says he is yet to approach an actor for the main lead.

'News like Salman Khan, etc... these are the after-effects of the media. I'm not in talks with anyone as of now but I will soon be talking. As of now I have to freeze my script for 'Sapno Ko Ginte Ginte' and that is my priority,' Gupte told IANS in a telephonic interview from Mumbai.

'Moreover, even when I do so (approach an actor), I'd like to reserve the name of the star to avoid jeopardising my chances of roping him in my film,' added Gupte, who will be seen in a negative role in Vishal Bharadwaj's thriller 'Kaminey'.

Gupte, who was earlier directing the critically-acclaimed hit 'Taare Zameen Par' that was about a dyslexic child, lost all credit to actor Aamir Khan, who took over the reins from him and earned rave reviews for making a perfect debut as a director with the film.

Having burnt his finger once after roping in Aamir, a proclaimed perfectionist in the industry, Gupte said: 'The word perfectionist is the only word in the dictionary that has bothered me so much. It has been so abused in the industry.'

But has he forgiven the actor for his deed?

'There is nothing to forgive about and in fact I'm not in a state to forgive.