Why Farah Khan chose Akshay Kumar over Shahrukh Khan?

With Tees Maar Khan, what once seemed impossible has happened. farah khan ditched her favourite star Shahrukh Khan and chose Akshay Kumar to play the lovable conman. What prompted her decision? Read on... There was a time when Farah Khan said that she can’t imagine working without Shahrukh Khan, with whom she directed two films Main Hoon Na and Om Shanti Om. Then what was the reason she shifted her loyalty? “I did say things in that regard and in all honesty, I meant them genuinely as well. However, things changed, circumstances changed and a lot of other things happened that made me go for Akshay,” Farah is quoted as telling a news agency. Rumour has it that Farah had a fall out with SRK due to reasons that have not come to light yet. While Farah hasn’t given legitimacy to the rumours, she is, however, not comfortable talking about SRK. “Even now, people ask me whether I would be working with Shahrukh again. However, I have learnt to keep my mouth shut. 'Never say never' is the right adage to be used. You never know how circumstances may change tomorrow,” the otherwise straightforward Farah gives a diplomatic reply. Meanwhile, Farah says her experience of working with Akshay has been superb and she’s promising a cinematic treat to the movie buffs when Tees Maar Khan releases during Christmas weekend this year.

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