Rajeev Masand’s blind item this week was a bit hard to figure out. I hope I have it right, if any of you think it’s wrong drop in your guesses below. If I am right then I would definitely want to say that this person is absolutely mad. Well, all creative people are a bit mad these days!
Getting in the Director’s Hair
There are murmurs that a top film director got into an ugly argument with his leading man on the set recently, and stormed out when he realised he wasn’t able to get across to the young star. When this leading filmmaker (considered to be among the country’s finest, even though his last two films have been complete duds) arrived on set to see that his male lead had trimmed his hair and beard too fine for the character he was playing, the director allegedly lost his temper at the actor in full view of the crew.
The actor in turn insisted he’d gone for a trim because he was simultaneously shooting another film in Kolkata, for which he required a shorter crop. Appalled that the actor would take “such a big step” without consulting him, the director huffed and puffed, only to get further upset when the star reportedly said he owed just as much, if not more, to the producer of the other film—who had launched his acting career. At this point, the fuming filmmaker is believed to have walked off the set with smoke practically billowing out of his ears.
OSOP GUESSES
Leading Man: Ranveer Singh
Top Film Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
