Sanjay Gadhvi out of Yashraj; SRK-Saif in 'Dhoom 3'?
DOMINIC FERRAO
INDIATIMES MOVIES
His comments on Abhishek Bachchan seem to have cost director Sanjay Gadhvi his position at Yashraj Films, if rumours are to be believed. Post Dhoom 2 , the director had commented about Hrithik's larger impact in the film, and even reportedly said that Abhishek was finished and beaten. Obviously, dad Amitabh wasn't amused at this running down of beta Abhishek, and immediately lashed out claiming that the director's comment was in bad taste.
Now the latest is that Gadhvi is no long with the Yashraj banner – and if industry wallas are to be believed, this could be a fallout of his earlier comments on Abhishek. The grapevine is already buzzing with the rumour that 'Dhoom 3' will now be directed by either Yash Chopra himself of Aditya Chopra.
Also, rumour has it that this time YRF has zeroed in on two of the Khan boys for the film – the toss up is between Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh and Saif Ali Khan. When we called Yashraj, their spokesperson, Monica Bhattacharya denied any such development saying that nothing had been finalised on the film as yet. As for Sanjay Gadhvi being shown the door, she replied, "All our directors have a three-film contract with Yashraj and Sanjay's contract came to a natural end.
He did 'Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi', 'Dhoom' and 'Dhoom 2', and that's the reason he is no longer with us now." However, asked whether Yashraj would work with Gadhvi again and whether Gadhvi would be called in to direct 'Dhoom 3', Monica side-stepped the question, saying, "How can I comment on what will happen? We haven't even decided on 'Dhoom 3' yet." The director of the 'Dhoom' series, meanwhile, was unavailable for comment despite repeated attempts to contact him.
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