Upala KBR (DNA; July 9, 2016)

Ever since Hrithik Roshan and Salman Khan returned from the IIFA awards in Madrid, there have been reports about how there is a problem between the two actors and how they avoided each other at the press conference, and went out of their way to evade each other throughout their stay in Spain.

A source reveals, “At the press con, everyone came on the stage — except Hrithik. In fact, he did not even attend the event.” Roshan Jr was one of the few actors absent from the party in Salman’s suite the night after the award function. This, despite the actors bonding a few months ago. So, what went wrong?

Reveals the source “Hrithik had a segment in his act at the grand finale, which required a female dancer. This part was being done by a girl from Shiamak Davar’s team. When Salman heard about this, he suggested that in stead of a unknown dancer, the actor perform the act with Daisy Shah. Obviously, Daisy performing with a huge star like Hrithik would thrust her into the limelight. It was done by Salman with the intention of helping out his protégée. But Hrithik didn’t warm to the idea.”

Adds the insider, “When Salman recommended Daisy’s name to Hrithik, he could not refuse outright and simply said “Okay”. Later, he went to the award organisers Wizcraft and threatened to pull out if he was forced to dance with Daisy! They handled the situation the best they could, and Roshan Jr’s performance happened sans Daisy. When Salman got to know about Hrithik’s conversation with the organisers, he was very irritated. He felt that if the actor had any reservations, he should have been honest about it and he would have respected his decision. Hrithik realised that Bhai was annoyed with his stance and to avoid any unpleasantness, he didn’t attend the presscon or Salman’s party.”

So, what happens next when they come face-to-face? Watch this space.