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Exclusive: Did Salman Khan’s one casual tweet cost him Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Inshallah?
Rumours of Salman Khan and Ali Bhatt starrer Inshallah being shelved have been doing the rounds. Well, a trade source has finally revealed the truth
There have been a few speculations about why Sanjay Leela Bhansali suddenly decided to shelve Inshallah starring Salman Khan and Alia Bhatt, on the week the movie was to roll. While some have mentioned Salman's steep hike in fees, rest have spoken about creative differences. We have come to hear that the filmmaker would not have shelved the movie - if it were not for one tweet of Salman! A tweet that the star didn't know would cost him so dearly.
A trade source says, “Salman and Sanjay Leela Bhansali had been in talks for various issues for quite some time. On Sunday afternoon, the last discussion was when Salman told Bhansali to complete Inshallah in 130 days and not 180 days as the filmmaker was asking for. Salman’s point was that the film could not be completed in so many days and yet release on Eid 2010 as post-production couldn’t be complete. The topic was being discussed for weeks and not just Sunday as Salman has other brand commitments, Big Boss 13, shows, rehearsals, promotions for Dabangg 2 etc. Baat chal rahi thi and Salman was convinced that Inshallah could not release on Eid. Post their last discussion, Salman tweeted on Sunday that the film with Sanjay Leela Bhansali is pushed ‘but I will still see you all on Eid, 2020. Insha-Allah!!’ Now apparently, Salman tweeted this without asking Bhansali or even informing him.”
The next day, at 11 am, the filmmaker was supposed to meet Salman, to discuss the issue of postponing the release of Inshallah from Eid 2010 and how to take it forward. “But after Salman’s tweet he cancelled his visit and stayed at home. SLB is a tip filmmaker in his own right and he perhaps felt Salman shouldn’t have taken such a big step on his own, without consulting him first. It was a private decision which should have remained so between the two. Some perceive SLB to be opinionated and temperamental when he’s actually very sensitive and emotional – especially about his work. He is a passionate, creative person who loves his movies like his children. Bhansali felt very hurt at Salman’s random tweet and that Salman posted on social media without asking him. After mulling it over for a few hours about what to do or not to do, he informed his team to put out a statement saying he has decided not to go ahead with Inshallah when Salman had tweeted saying movie has been postponed. Nor did SLB inform the star or his team of his new decision. The filmmaker asked his team to pull down the grand sets that had been constructed at Mehboob Studios for s song shoot this week, to be pulled down immediately. It was a typically whimsical gesture by Salman when he tweeted. He didn’t realise the magnitude of his actions then. Later after the filmmaker put out a statement saying he wasn’t going ahead with Inshallah, the damage had been done. Salman too gracefully bowed out of the project.”
The source says that while there were other creative issues too, regarding scripts, dates and remuneration, the reason the filmmaker decided not to go ahead with Inshallah with Salman was his one tweet. “Bhansali may still go ahead with Inshallah with a top star as his dates are locked with other actors and pre-production complete. Money has been invested so chances are film will be complete – but without Salman. That one tweet of his cost him Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Inshallah!”
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