Akshay Kumar miffed with Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Akshay Kumar is miffed by director Sanjay Leela Bhansali's decision to release Gabbar on the same day as another of Akshay's untitled films directed by Neeraj Pandey.
Bollywood director Sanjay Leela Bhansali has been garnering attention for all the wrong reasons lately. After creating a furore by announcing a box office clash between his upcoming film Bajirao Mastani and Karan Johar's Shuddhi, the director has managed to create another controversy.
According to reports by a leading daily, Sanjay has now announced that his forthcoming production venture Gabbar starring actor Akshay Kumar will be released on Republic Day 2015, and guess what, it clashes with director Neeraj Pandey's yet untitled project.
Although Sanjay has managed to have the upper hand in his decisions so far, he had to meet a tough opposition in the form of none other than Akshay Kumar, who coincidentally is also a part of Neeraj Pandey's film. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that Akshay had major issues with the decision.
Sources close to the daily have reported that Akshay apparently expressed his displeasure to Sanjay's co-producer of Gabbar, Shabina Khan. What irked Akshay the most was apparently the fact that director Sanjay had not even bothered to consult him before making the news public.
Akshay's reason for concern is supposedly the issue that he does not want a divided audience for two of his films. After so much disappointment, it is but obvious that Akshay would want to tread carefully now.
Hopefully Mr. Bhansali has got the message!