Secret showdowns

Recently, at The Traitors event, Karan Johar named several hit Amazon Prime shows, except The Family Man, a conspicuous omission reportedly linked to his long-standing feud with its lead, Manoj Bajpayee. The tiff is said to have begun years ago when Manoj’s wife, Shabana Raza, declined a role offered by Karan, who allegedly responded harshly to her, saying, “You people who come from outside will be just flukes.” Years later, a Dharma staffer apparently insulted Manoj when he turned down a role. It has also been noted that Karan has never invited Manoj to Koffee with Karan, further fuelling talk of a rift.

Big film, bigger calendar chaos

Anees Bazmee and Diljit Dosanjh

Arjun Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, and Diljit Dosanjh were supposed to start shooting for No Entry 2 in March this year. However, a change in the film’s shooting schedule has left it in limbo. Soon after, rumours of Diljit quitting the film surfaced. The film’s director Anees Bazmee recently revealed that Diljit’s exit was due to a scheduling conflict and not creative differences. He is hopeful that Diljit returns to the film.