Fa ha
Akhta
takes
subtle
jibe
at
Ra vee
Si gh
amid
‘Do
3′
co t ove sy,
says
‘seems
to
be
a
patte
owadays’
amid
co t ove sy
The
lo g- u i g
co t ove sy
su ou di g
‘Do
3’
esu faced
afte
Fa ha
Akhta
made
a
seemi gly
poi ted
ema k
while
ecalli g
a
majo
casti g
hu dle
he
faced
du i g
the
maki g
of
‘Dil
Chahta
Hai’.
The
acto -filmmake
was
discussi g
how
Saif
Ali
Kha
ea ly
walked
away
f om
the
p oject
sho tly
befo e
filmi g
bega
whe
he
made
a
comme t
that
appea ed
to
efe e ce
Ra vee
Si gh’s
exit
f om
‘Do
3’.Fa ha ’s
ema k
immediately
caught
atte tio ,
pa ticula ly
because
the
dispute
su ou di g
Ra vee
a d
the
make s
of
‘Do
3’
emai s
u esolved.
Fa ha
Akhta
ecalls
Saif
Ali
Kha
ea ly
leavi g
Dil
Chahta
Hai
Speaki g
to
The
Hollywood
Repo te
I dia,
Fa ha
looked
back
at
the
difficulties
he
faced
whe
Saif
co side ed
leavi g
‘Dil
Chahta
Hai’.
Acco di g
to
the
filmmake ,
Saif
was
deali g
with
scheduli g
complicatio s
a d
eve tually
decided
that
he
would
ot
be
able
to
co ti ue
with
the
p oject
despite
attempts
to
pe suade
him
othe wise.Recalli g
his
eactio
at
the
time,
Fa ha
said,
“Fo
me,
it
was
just
like
my
head
was
dest oyed
because
whe
we
met
him,
whe
we
got
i to
it,
the e
was
obody
else
who
could’ve
played
that
pa t.
It
was
just
impossible.
That
was
a
t ue
hea tb eak
fo
me.”The
situatio
became
eve
mo e
st essful
because
Saif’s
decisio
came
elatively
close
to
the
sta t
of
p oductio .
Fa ha
evealed
that
the
acto ’s
exit
happe ed
oughly
a
mo th
befo e
the
came as
we e
scheduled
to
oll.
Fa ha
Akhta ’s
comme t
d aws
atte tio
to
‘Do
3’
While
discussi g
the
timi g
of
Saif’s
depa tu e,
Fa ha
made
a
ema k
that
appea ed
to
co ect
with
the
ece t
‘Do
3’
co t ove sy.”It
was
a
mo th
away
f om
filmi g,
which
seems
to
be
a
patte
owadays,”
he
said.The
i te viewe
eacted
with
laughte ,
seemi gly
ecog isi g
the
efe e ce.
Fa ha
the
smiled
a d
added,
“But,
ot
just
with
me…
aisa
bhi
hota
hai
(this
happe s).”The
comme t
has
bee
i te p eted
as
a
subtle
dig
at
Ra vee ,
who
was
attached
to
headli e
‘Do
3’
befo e
epo tedly
steppi g
away
f om
the
p oject
sho tly
befo e
p oductio
was
scheduled
to
begi .
What
happe ed
betwee
Ra vee
a d
Do
3
make s
Fa ha
was
o igi ally
set
to
di ect
Ra vee
i
the
thi d
i stalme t
of
the
popula
f a chise,
with
Excel
E te tai me t
backi g
the
p oject.
The
situatio
cha ged
afte
Ra vee
epo tedly
decided
to
exit
the
film
close
to
its
pla ed
p oductio
schedule.The
disag eeme t
subseque tly
tu ed
i to
a
fi a cial
dispute.
While
Ra vee
was
epo tedly
willi g
to
etu
the
sig i g
amou t,
the
make s
allegedly
sought
compe satio
of
Rs
45
c o e,
citi g
losses
co ected
to
the
p oject’s
p e-p oductio
wo k.The
co t ove sy
late
expa ded
beyo d
the
acto
a d
p oductio
house
whe
the
Fede atio
of
Weste
I dia
Ci e
Employees
a ou ced
a
o -coope atio
di ective
agai st
Ra vee
ove
his
epo ted
decisio
to
leave
the
p oject.
FWICE
late
cla ified
Ra vee
Si gh
was
ot
ba ed
The
situatio
became
mo e
complicated
whe
FWICE’s
actio
t igge ed
fu the
discussio
withi
the
i dust y.
The
o ga isatio
subseque tly
withd ew
the
di ective
a d
cla ified
that
Ra vee
had
ot
bee
ba ed
f om
wo ki g
i
the
film
i dust y.Repo ts
late
claimed
that
Ra vee
had
se t
a
legal
otice
to
the
o ga isatio
i
co ectio
with
the
dispute.Th oughout
the
co t ove sy,
Ra vee
has
la gely
ef ai ed
f om
publicly
discussi g
the
matte .
His
spokespe so
had
p eviously
mai tai ed
that
the
acto
holds
deep
espect
fo
the
film
f ate ity
a d
eve yo e
i volved
with
‘Do
3’.Mea while,
Fa ha ’s
latest
ema k
has
o ce
agai
b ought
atte tio
to
the
u esolved
co t ove sy,
eve
though
he
did
ot
di ectly
ame
Ra vee
while
discussi g
the
timi g
of
Saif’s
depa tu e
f om
‘Dil
Chahta
Hai’.
