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Abhay's "attitude" is apparently causing the Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara unit and his director, Zoya Akhtar much grief.

Abhay Deol is at loggerheads with director Zoya Akhtar, reveal unit sources from the sets of Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara. The actor's "know-it-all" attitude is the subject of much talk around the set.

His constant interference hasn't gone down too well with co-stars Hrithik Roshan and Farhan Akhtar, who are bigger stars than him.

Says a unit source, "Deol has done a course in direction from New York and feels he has the knowledge and the expertise to call the shots. During ZMND's Spain schedule, he kept telling Zoya how things could be done differently.

When she wanted to re-shoot a song featuring the three actors, Abhay flatly refused saying he was happy with the way it had turned out. He had to be cajoled into doing the song."

He apparently even expressed his displeasure over the way his role shaped out. "After Aisha, Abhay doesn't want to take any risks.

Since ZMND is a multi-starrer, he feels he could be shortchanged during shooting. He kept telling Zoya how his character ought to be portrayed.

Despite re-assurances that the shoot would be in keeping with the script, he wasn't very convinced and would often raise the issue with the film's creative team."

The source adds, "The director has just about had it with Deol but cannot replace him because the film is almost 60 per cent complete.

The producers are irritated but want the shooting to be over and done with."

That isn't all. Apparently, there's a promo video shoot featuring the trio scheduled and the picky actor wants more prominence in it.

Aisha is up for release and the film is seeing some intensive promotional drive from its leading lady Sonam Kapoor. Meanwhile, Abhay Deol is currently abroad shooting for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara with Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar and Katrina Kaif. While he is currently absent from the promotional scene, well physically at least, he did ensure that he pitches in as much as possible into media before flying away.


While closer home, there were murmurs around him facing issues during the filming of Aisha, Abhay comes up with an outright denial and states that all such stories were nothing but plain imagination that didn't carry any standing whatsoever.


"Really, I didn't face any issues whatsoever", says Abhay when questioned if such rumours were indeed true, "On the contrary, I had so much fun making this film. I don't know from where these stories were coming from. Or perhaps if I think really hard, I could actually trace their origin. Well, let it go!"

He is also amused in the manner some stories are built regardless of what an actor says on the records.

"Some journos put a question in such a manner that whatever you say, it goes on to become a headline", smiles Abhay, "For example if someone asked me that whether I had an affair with the leading lady of my film, my answer will surely make a headline, whether I say 'yes' or 'no'. They think that we actors don't get it but that's not the case at all. We are not dumb but if someone is just hell bent on making a headline, you have to just let it go."

It's the stance of all izz well that Abhay is taking, now that the film is just a few days away from release.

"By and large it was quite good making this film", Abhay gets serious here, "Sonam and me really got along well and whatever you read about any issues whatsoever is nothing but plain rumour. As I said, it is just a game of headline."

Well, rightly said Abhay, we too got one!

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