This part of Masand's story is particularly illuminating:
"In the midst of all this, Alia suddenly finds herself with a big hole in her schedule, but there hasn’t been a word of concern or apology from the actor or director. Insiders also say it is unlikely the filmmaker will recast the male lead and go ahead with the film. “He is both exhausted and disappointed,” a source says. There is financial loss too: Bhansali had invested his own money, not having roped in a studio to coproduce the film."
Unless Masand is talking out of his ass, which is highly probable, there goes the fairy tale of Bhansali having a new "muse" and caring about Aloo's dazzling beauty and her oh-so-great acting skills (that BW men are twats and won't even bother to apologize for the mess they created is not even news).
I was shocked when the news of "Inshallah" was announced. Honestly, he should have never agreed to work with Salmonella again. I hope he will at least do "Heera Mandi" - he did so much research for this one and PC is apparently available.
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