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Farah picks Akshay over SRK
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Farah-picks-Akshay-over-SRK-/articleshow/5239285.cms
Don't know how Shah Rukh Khan is taking this, but choreographer and director Farah Khan's next film does not star the Bollywood Badshah as was widely expected... instead, it has the Bollywood Khiladi — Akshay Kumar.
The film is called Tees Maar Khan and this is Farah's third directorial venture — after Om Shanti Om and Main Hoon Na — and the first for her home production with husband Shirish Kunder. Incidentally, Shirish has also written Tees Maar Khan and will be producing it along with Akshay's production house.
Shirish told BT yesterday about his film that will go on floors by March next year, "I wrote this film with Akshay in mind. My first film Jaaneman was with him and we share a good rapport. Initially, I was supposed to direct Tees Maar Khan but since it's our first home production, Farah and I decided that I'll produce it and she'll direct it."
Farah, whose next film was supposed to be Happy New Year with SRK, added, "I don't even have a script for Happy New Year yet, so when this film came along, I decided to go ahead with it. It's my kind of film and has everything in it — action, comedy and full masala. It's like a readymade script for me." She's aware that Bollywood's going to cast aspersions on why she picked Akshay over old-friend Shah Rukh. "But there's no stress between SRK and me. In fact, he's very happy for me and our production house and has offered every kind of help that I might need while doing the film," said the choreographer-cum-director. "Tees Maar Khan means a smart ass," added Farah, who might go on a nationwide hunt for an actress for the film with Shirish.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Farah-picks-Akshay-over-SRK-/articleshow/5239285.cms
Don't know how Shah Rukh Khan is taking this, but choreographer and director Farah Khan's next film does not star the Bollywood Badshah as was widely expected... instead, it has the Bollywood Khiladi — Akshay Kumar.
The film is called Tees Maar Khan and this is Farah's third directorial venture — after Om Shanti Om and Main Hoon Na — and the first for her home production with husband Shirish Kunder. Incidentally, Shirish has also written Tees Maar Khan and will be producing it along with Akshay's production house.
Shirish told BT yesterday about his film that will go on floors by March next year, "I wrote this film with Akshay in mind. My first film Jaaneman was with him and we share a good rapport. Initially, I was supposed to direct Tees Maar Khan but since it's our first home production, Farah and I decided that I'll produce it and she'll direct it."
Farah, whose next film was supposed to be Happy New Year with SRK, added, "I don't even have a script for Happy New Year yet, so when this film came along, I decided to go ahead with it. It's my kind of film and has everything in it — action, comedy and full masala. It's like a readymade script for me." She's aware that Bollywood's going to cast aspersions on why she picked Akshay over old-friend Shah Rukh. "But there's no stress between SRK and me. In fact, he's very happy for me and our production house and has offered every kind of help that I might need while doing the film," said the choreographer-cum-director. "Tees Maar Khan means a smart ass," added Farah, who might go on a nationwide hunt for an actress for the film with Shirish.
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