Salman reconciles with friend-turned-foe Anees Bazmee, allots dates for No Entry's sequel in 2014.
As this paper had previously reported, Salman Khan had a major disagreement with his former friend Anees Bazmee, owing to which the director had walked out during the climax shoot of Ready, their last film together. But Bazmee clearly didn't account for the collateral damage that his move would elicit. The cold war between the director and the superstar led to an inordinate delay in the filming ofNo Entry Mein Entry, the Boney Kapoor-produced sequel to the 2005 hit No Entry, which was also directed by Bazmee.
Snubbing the director's repeated requests to allot dates for the ambitious sequel, Salman instead, went ahead and allocated dates for three mega films: brother Sohail Khan's Mental, close friend Sajid Nadiadwala's Kick, and Sooraj Barjatya's yet-untitled project.
Bazmee lived in the hope that things would look up between the two, and in an interview late last year assured that he would be able to get his film rolling in early 2013, but that clearly didn't happen.
But now it turns out, the turbulence between the once-friends have been put on the backburner. It's come to light that producer Boney Kapoor had to intervene and ensure that the duo reconciled as No Entry - the film he wants to convert into a super-successful franchise, was getting jeopardized in the process. Both parties have now agreed that reconciliation would be best for business.
As things stand right now, Salman has assigned the dates for No Entry Mein Entry, and the film is expected to go on floors, tentatively in June 2014. The move is crucial as not only it will get Bazmee's film rolling, but it also marks the end of rift between the director and the temperamental Khan.
Despite repeated attempts, Boney Kapoor and Anees Bazmee remained unavailable for comment.
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