A FEW MONTHS ago it was reported that Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) and Vishal Bharadwaj had an ugly spat, and SRK swore never to work with Vishal again.But the recent news is that the actor and the director have now called a truce.
Apparently, Vishal apologised to SRK numerous times but to no avail. But SRK seems to have had a change of heart and agreed to forgive and forget.
Our source in the industry says, “Shah Rukh met up with Vishal last week and they had a long meeting in which they agreed to bury the hatchet. They even discussed numerous story ideas, which may, in the future, translate into films, so if you see Shah Rukh in a Vishal film very soon, don’t be surprised.”
Reportedly, SRK recently watched Kaminey and complimented Vishal about it and asked the director to meet him. Following which Vishal complimented the actor in the media by saying, “Shah Rukh is among the best actors in our country and I would love to direct him in a film.”
Wonder what triggered this sudden change? Industry insiders insist that SRK joining hands with Vishal is the result of good friend Farah Khan teaming up with archrival Akshay Kumar.
Explains our source, “Farah has moved on to Akshay and this has made SRK very insecure and he is now trying to grab as many talented directors as he can. He doesn’t have much choice.”
A filmmaker, who wishes to remain anonymous, reveals, “The only big director willing to work with SRK is Karan Johar but Karan directs a film only once every few years and SRK can’t wait for that long.”
The filmmaker further elaborates, “SRK has upset many film directors; he rejected Raj Kumar Hirani’s Three Idiots. After Swades he had a fall-out with Ashutosh Gowarikar, and Aditya Chopra is angry with him for giving away the distribution rights of My Name Is Khan to Fox. It’s his desperation that made him patch-up with Vishal.”
Here’s what had transpired between Vishal and SRK a few months ago: Vishal had approached SRK with a script that he wanted him to co-produce as well as star in. SRK liked the script but he had a few minor changes and suggested them to Vishal. This irked Vishal who apparently told SRK “Who are you to ask me to make changes? Have you ever seen your older films?” Vishal’s comments upset and angered SRK who lashed out at him and vowed to never work with him.
Vishal then took the same film to Hrithik, but since Hrithik was committed to Sanjay Leela Bhansali, the actor excused himself. Vishal then realising his folly, apologised to Shah Rukh, however at that time, SRK was in no mood to forgive.
Vishal, supposedly, even asked their mutual friend, lyricist and filmmaker Gulzar, to plead his case to SRK, but that didn’t help either. Our source reports SRK told Gulzar, “I respect you but that man has insulted me and I don’t want to ever see him.”
But it looks like SRK has now had a change of heart and wants to forgive and forget. Desperate times call for desperate measures, don’t they?
