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Friday, June 22, 2007

Mallika Sherawat Aunty, Midday

Aunty mat kaho na!

By: Vickey Lalwani


When Mallika Sherawat refused to let Hansika Motwani share screen space with her in the Mehbooba number of Himesh Reshammiya’s Aap Kaa Surroor, the teenager got back at her by calling her ‘aunty’!


Teenage actress Hansika Motwani and Mallika Sherawat, the two leading ladies in Himesh Reshammiya’s debut film Aap Kaa Surroor: The Moviee, are at loggerheads. A cold war has been brewing between them for a while now, so much so that they don’t even exchange pleasantries anymore.When Himesh approached Mallika for a role in the film, she made it clear that she didn’t want to share screen space with Hansika in the Mehbooba song. Cooling her heelsA khabru from the set reveals, “Mallika’s nakhras are not new. They’ve now become a part of her professional life. While Himesh abided by her condition for the Mehbooba number, he refused to do away with Hansika in the Teri Yaadon Mein song. Mallika agreed, but reluctantly.”Things between Mallika and Hansika went downhill after Motwani landed up at Mehboob Studio on June 2, to shoot the Mehbooba song. “Himesh had wanted Hansika in the song, but Mallika had laid down her conditions before doing the film. Hansika was ready to shoot when she came on the set but then she was told to cool her heels. Of course, she felt low but did not create a fuss. However, she couldn’t hold herself back from seeing the shoot so she stayed on the set for a long time,” says the khabru.Later, when Hansika and Mallika shot together for the song Teri Yaadon Mein, Sherawat continued to maintain her distance from the young actress. She even refused to shoot pictures with Hansika. “That’s why stills of Teri Yaadon Mein do not have both the actresses together,” says a crewmember.The khabru goes on to add that Mallika agreed to do this role only because she is a big fan of Himesh’s music. “She wouldn’t have done it otherwise because she doesn’t like playing negative roles. She gelled very well with Himesh, who in turn gelled very well with Hansika. Hansika calls Himesh HR, which is also Himesh’s name in the film.”Catty remarkAnd what does she call Mallika? “Oh, don’t even ask! During the Mehbooba shoot, Hansika was talking very loudly to a crewmember about Mallika. Everybody except her heard Hansika say, “Mallika aunty!” Thank god Mallika wasn’t nearby, else fireworks would have exploded that day!” says the khabru.Himesh Reshammiya was unavailable for comment. His film, Aap Kaa Surroor, releases on June 29.

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