‘Brahmastra’ director Ayan Mukerji, on Wednesday, said he went to the Mahakal temple in Ujjain alone and chose not to take his lead actor Alia Bhatt because she is pregnant.  Both, Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor, were very keen to visit the temple, Mukerji said a day after reports that the star couple was prevented from entering the premises of the Shiva temple in the Madhya Pradesh town following protests by Bajrang Dal activists.

"Honestly, till the end they were very keen. But, when we reached there and we heard about this, I felt a little bit that I will go alone”, Mukerji said in response to a question at a press conference to promote his film that releases on Friday.