Shah Rukh Khan and Farah Khan are upset with Sajid Nadiadwala. Reason: the promo of their forthcoming film Om Shanti Om (OSO) was not shown along with Nadiadwala's Heyy Babyy at the recently held trial shows of the film. The promos of OSO were missing from most of the 20-odd trial shows that were held for the film industry at Yash Raj Studios, Film City and other preview theatres. SRK, who wanted to gauge industry reaction to one of his most ambitious projects thus missed out on the important feedback that he was looking for. Naturally, he's fuming.
A source says, "Shah Rukh is not the one to be upset over trivial issues but when it comes to his films, he doesn't take things lying down. SRK is very close to Sajid Khan because of Farah and he never thought that Sajid would be so careless about SRK's film, especially since his sister Farah is the director of the film. SRK had also gone out of his way to do a special item song for the film on Sajid's request. However, he is not very happy that his promos went missing in some of the trials, especially the ones held at Yash Raj Studios. SRK also lost his cool as he got very little feedback from the trials. In fact, when he would call to inquire about the feedback from his friends who saw the trailers, they said that they never saw the promos. That's when SRK called up Sajid to express his grievances."
When contacted Sajid Khan said, "The promos of OSO have been shown in all the trials and now it is being shown in theatres across the country." He seemed to be unaware of SRK and Farah's displeasure. So what really happened? Industry insiders are hinting at deliberate sabotage.
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Meanwhile, Sajid Nadiadwala, producer of Heyy Babyy, says, "700 promo prints of OSO have been attached to the negatives of my film in a laboratory. It cannot be edited during the screening."
And yet, we have information that the OSO promos were not shown at certain important trial shows. A filmmaker on condition of anonymity says, "The screenings organised by Akshay Kumar and Riteish Deshmukh at Yashraj Studios didn't show any OSO trailer. Farah is very upset about it."
Farah Khan refused to comment on the issue.
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Didi knows best?
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| We quiz Hrithik Roshan's sister, Sunaina on how well she knows her lil' brother. She gets 4 out of 7 questions right | |
| | | Sandipan Dalal | Like every year, the Roshan family is celebrating Raksha Bandhan at home, followed by a lunch at a swish suburban restaurant. Hrithik is known to shower gifts on sister Sunaina. Ask her and she says, "Last year he had gifted me a watch. I'm not expecting anything this year. He can surprise me with whatever he wants to."
What's Hrithik's height?
Sunaina: 5 ft 10'
Mumbai Mirror: 6 ft
(Sunaina certainly looks down on Hrithik!)
What's his favourite cuisine?
Sunaina: Italian
MM: Indian and Chinese
(Obviously, there's food for thought here)
His poison
Sunaina: A glass of beer
MM: Beer
(Cheers!)
Who was Hrithik's first crush?
Sunaina: Sussanne
MM: Wife Sussanne Roshan
(Good going, Sunaina!)
One controversy Hrithik got mired in…
Sunaina: The Nepal issue
MM: He was accused of making disparaging remarks against the people of Nepal. There was unrest and protests in Nepal that lead to the death of four people.
(Evidently, this is the family sore point)
Name the actor who had asked Hrithik to take up acting seriously.
Sunaina: I don't think anyone told him. He always aspired to be an actor ever since his childhood days. Maybe, dad had asked him to pursue acting.
MM: Salman Khan had asked Hrithik to pursue acting on the sets of Karan Arjun.
(Sunaina obviously doesn't talk business with little bro)
Name one film in which Hrithik starred as a child artiste.
Sunaina: Bhagwan Dada (1980)
MM: Aasha (1980), Aapke Deewane (1980) and Bhagwan Dada (1986)
(Sunaina's reel-ing with information on bhaiyya)
Sunaina's score: 4/7 | |
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