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If rumors are to be believed, Bollywood superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) are at "war," yet again. Yes, this is the second time the buzz is going around with rumors of an alleged rift between the two in less than a year's time. The Buzz Before: How It All Got Started Last year, there were reports that all's not well between Bachchan and SRK, popularly known as King Khan in the Indian film industry, following rumors that Bachchan allegedly plotted the release of his two 2005 hits, "Bunty Aur Bubly" and "Sarkar" (in both Bachchan's son and one of Bollywood's hugely popular actors, Abhishek Bachchan, also starred) before Shah Rukh Khan's release of his home production "Paheli" to allegedly "wash out" the movie. However, Bachchan has firmly denied the rumors saying it was preposterous that he is being accused of deliberately putting forward his two hit-releases to crush "Paheli." He had also brushed off the unsavory accusations that he had played any petty politics against SRK. According to a local daily, Bachchan's back-to-back huge success at the box office last year, including Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Black," Vipul Shah's "Waqt," along with Shaad Ali's "Bunty Aur Babli" and Ram Gopal Varma's "Sarkar," and SRK's "Paheli"'s relatively poor performance at the box-office sparked the rumors. Both the producers of "Bunty Aur Bubli" (Yash Raj Films) and "Sarkar" (Ram Gopal Verma) were said to have confirmed that their releases were planned in advance. Who knows? Maybe the rumors were put off after these claims. The Buzz Now Now, the buzz is that SRK is unhappy about Director Ram Gopal Verma going ahead with his next venture "Nishabd" with Amitab Bachchan instead of carrying forward the pre-production work for Verma's movie with King Khan "Time Machine." The shooting of "Nishbad" is currently underway in Kerala, located in southern India. According to reports from local media, it is said to be SRK was taken back when he came to know that Verma is going ahead with "Nishabd" instead of starting the pre-production work for "Time Machine." Reports also claim that SRK called Verma to inquire about the movie and was said to be disappointed when Verma informed him that he is finishing "Nishabd" at the moment. An actor known for his exclusivity for his work, SRK is reportedly said to have requested Verma to start the pre-production work for "Time Machine." A source close to the actor was quoted as saying, "Shah Rukh doesn't have a problem with 'Nishabd' or any other film Verma wants to make. He just doesn't want to compromise on his film." Well, does this mean that SRK is backing off from Verma's "Time Machine"? No, not according to the director. Verma has brushed off the rumors about SRK opting out of the movie, saying that he didn't know where all these rumors began and revealing that the movie is in the pipeline. SRK is supposed to start shooting for "Time Machine" later this year. Meanwhile, Shah Rukh Khan is currently shooting for "Don" (a remake of the 1978's Bollywood blockbuster) in exotic Malaysia, in which he is portraying the character of Don, originally played by Bachchan. Well, King Khan, we are waiting. |
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