Holiday ke after-effects

In May, mid-day had reported that Saif Ali Khan and Priyadarshan are teaming up for a film. The yet-untitled movie is an adaptation of the director’s Malayalam hit, Oppam (2016). Initially, Priyan was planning to kick off prep and pre-production this month so that he could begin filming with Saif in August. However, the leading man has taken off with actor-wife Kareena Kapoor Khan and kids for an international holiday. Apparently, Priyan is not too pleased with this development as this delays Saif’s prep by about a month, and by default, pushes the shoot to September. This, in turn, could affect his next with Akshay Kumar that is slated to roll in December. Dates for the Ekta Kapoor production are non-negotiable in keeping with Akki’s date diary. Now, due to the spiraling change in Saif’s schedule, the filmmaker is left with two choices—he can either shoot Saif’s film till November, move on to the Akki-starrer as scheduled and then return to the thriller. Or he can reschedule the Oppam remake and commence work on it only after he is through with his Akki-starrer that revolves around superstition.