Kangu chooses saifu n shahid over salman

Queen of Tantrums

Kangana Ranaut has the media eating out of the palm of her hand. TheTanu Weds Manu Returns star appears to have mastered the art of dropping quotable quotes that make for sensational headlines. At the trailer launch event of her new film last Sunday, the actress, questioned about her blow-hot-blow- cold relationship with Deepika Padukone found a clever way to plug her new project. "It's katti battibetween us," she quipped, smiling proudly at her own cheeky choice of words.

But Kangana wants you to know she doesn't just talk the talk, she walks it too. The currently red-hot star sent industry watchers into a real tizzy when she reportedly turned down the female lead opposite Salman Khan in a Yash Raj Films project titled Sultan, and chose instead a Vishal Bhardwaj film opposite Saif Ali Khan and Shahid Kapoor. "I can afford to be choosy," she declared at the same event when asked about making bold choices that filmwaalas might consider unwise.

Meanwhile, there is talk of differences between Kangana and producer Ekta Kapoor, which could mean that the planned Sujoy Ghosh-directed thriller may not fructify. Insiders have said that Kangana demanded specific conditions in her contract"including approval on the film's marketing and promotional material"which Kapoor is un- willing to concede. The actress has told close friends that she's not throwing starry tantrums; she's merely protecting herself after being "betrayed" by the producer on Shootout at Wadala.

According to her, she "bailed out" her Once Upon a Time in Mumbaiproducer when no actress was willing to take a thankless bit role in Sanjay Gupta's gangster film. But she was disappointed when she was completely sidelined in the film's promotions at a time when she needed the visibility. Unwilling to take any more chances with the same producer, she now wants approval on marketing. Simple