Guess Who: This Talented Actor Fought With His Producer

Rajeev Masand has published a blind item about a talented actor who fought with the producer of a film which released today.

He is well read & is very sophisticated, but is just as bratty as any other star kid. He is known to be arrogant & has a short temper. He still has a case related to assault pending in court. He was recently bad mouthing the producers of the web series that resurrected his career. All this attitude despite being just a few flops away from being offered character roles instead of lead roles in movies. He is not half the saleable star that he used to be. His wife too is very similar in terms of temperament. Both of them think the world revolves around them. They are known to mistreat their staff. Truth is even the successful wife hasn’t in a character driven movie for years. She is known to lower her fees to bag projects opposite big stars. That is sad considering how talented she is. The husband meanwhile is forced to take up several projects to foot the sky high bills of his begum & their son.

But for all his shenanigans, the talented actor is known to be good to his fans. He is most likely to sign autographs or pose for selfies on a normal day. He is also very candid in his interviews, unlike other celebs

Rajeev Masand, if you are reading this, we want you to know that we are bored of blind items based on this husband-wife duo, the wife’s ex-BF or her cousin. Every blind item & article of yours mentions either of these four celebs. We are pretty sure the wife’s PR called you & asked you to publish this blind item. Work harder please!

Blind Item

A talented but not quite red-hot-right-now male star whose sinking career got a new lease of life after he starred in a promising streaming show last year is believed to have exchanged some harsh words with the producer of his new film and the studio that bankrolled the experimental project. Apparently the studio has been dithering on the film’s release for months—twice shifting it, then getting into conversations with streaming platforms about releasing the film direct to service.

The studio has been going through a rough patch the last two years and has little confidence in this project’s viability. Studio bosses began exploring the idea of sending the film straight to service to escape the marketing costs that come with a theatrical release.

But, according to well-placed sources, the actor—who, by the way, has already taken a sizeable pay cut to do the film—put his foot down. The director and the actor put up a united front, insisting the film be given a chance in the theatres, even if it is only a limited release.

Eventually the producer (who happens to be one of the nicer guys in the big bad world of movies) decided to back them up and appealed to the studio to change its decision. The film will now open on the big screen, but the trade is not convinced it has much box-office potential. It’s a shame because both the director and the actor have a reputation for taking experimental leaps and you would think in a climate where “different” is now a good word as far as cinema goes, their efforts would be enabled rather than discouraged.

Our Guess

Talented Star: Saif Ali Khan

Studio: Eros International