Guess Who: Actor Refuses Woman Centric Film

Pinkvilla has published a blind item about an A-list actor refusing to star in a woman centric film.

If there a poll to vote for the biggest jerk in bollywood, this actor would definitely be one of the top contenders. This actor’s narcissim, ego issues are the stuff legends are made of. He is talented as an actor & ahs been going through a good phase professionally. But truth is that, his solo hero hit last year is the exception & not the norm. Most of his movies have been flops. But luckily for him, whenever his career has reached a level where he would be forgotten, he has bounced back.

He was known for cheating on his GF’s. It was this philandering nature, which led to a top heroine dumping him for another man – whom she ended up marrying. He was also known to plant stories of his affairs in the media. He would invite his co-stars for coffee to “discuss their movie” & the very next day the actresses would find themselves linked up to him. These actresses then spoke to their journalist friends, who wrote scathing articles about the actor’s annoying habit.

His wife has proven to be lucky for him. Since the time he has been married, he has been starring in major projects. Most of them have turned out to be hits. With his huge solo hero hit last year, he is now a bonafide A-lister. Our sources inform that she chooses to look the other way, when it comes to his extra marital affairs. It looks like rumors of them being pregnant for a third time, were a hoax.

Blind Item

For the longest time, discussions about pay disparity and sexism in the industry have hit headlines. In fact, with women centric films now bringing in great numbers at the box office, many producers are willingly putting in revenue on such projects. One might think times are changing, but they clearly aren’t. The lack of representation in terms of A-list heroes in such films is staggering as heroines continue to make do with smaller actors opposite them.

Such is the case with this duo. In fact, they have already been seen together in two films – one that was unconventional and brought rave reviews and saw good returns while another one clearly didn’t make the cut at the ticket counters. Despite the movie being a damp squib, the male actor always maintained that the heroine is his ‘favourite co-star’. He has expressed his affection towards her in several interviews as well.

Recently, the actress was signed on to for another woman centric political drama, to be bankrolled by a big banner. When the film was being planned with her, the makers went ahead and approached our Gen Y star to step in for the project. But he flatly refused. Why? Because he feels he’s a bigger star than her today, after her last film failed to deliver and he gave a huge blockbuster last year. But he conveniently forgot that while the actress has gifted some terrific successes on her own accord, the male counterpart saw solo success after ages. He told the makers that he’s not comfortable playing second fiddle to her, given the current scenario and his positioning. This news reached our pretty lady and someone tells us that she’s miffed with her actor buddy for turning the movie down for this reason. Well, sometimes success can also cost you a few friends!

Our Guess

Male Actor: Shahid Kapoor

Movie: Ma Anand Sheela