We all have heard stories about the growing distance between Karan Johar and Shahrukh Khan who were thick buddies at one point. The two, who once shared a strong bond, are no longer the bosom pals that the film world used to envy.
We all have heard stories about the growing distance between Karan Johar and Shahrukh Khan who were thick buddies at one point. The two, who once shared a strong bond, are no longer the bosom pals that the film world used to envy.
And SRK declining KJo’s offer of playing the main lead in his next film Shuddhi totally substantiates that they are not exactly in good terms. Well, while there are many reasons for them to grow apart, one of the primary reasons is that Karan’s closeness with Salman never went down too well with King Khan. The last thing SRK expected Karan Johar to do is bond with his arch-nemesis.
In fact the news is that Karan shot an e-mail to SRK asking if he’s interested in doing Shuddhi. No points for guessing, what he got in return was a straight-forward ‘NO’. Maybe if Johar wouldn’t have chosen such an impersonal mode of communication, Khan would have still given the offer a thought. Or the other reason for SRK to shrug disinterestedly was because Karan approached him after Hrithik backed out of the movie. Obviously it would hurt King Khan’s ego if somebody reduced him to the position of a ‘second choice’ for a film.
I guess Karan Johar should now approach Salman for the movie. The duo has wanted to work together for quite a while now, and maybe shooting for the film will give their new found friendship a little more depth. Just that Johar’s dreads Sallu’s impunctuality and Khan might have some great difficulty adjusting to Karan’s taskmaster ways. If the two make sacrifices here and there, they will be quite a hit jodi and it will be a breath of fresh air to see Salman work hard for a change.
Now if this really happens, I can imagine a spurt of jealousy and anger flashing through a certain Mr SRK…
