REVEALED: The Big Abhinav-Arbaaz Patch Up

It looks like the war between Salman-Arbaaz Khan and Abhinav Kashyap over Dabangg is finally over. The two parties were locked in a silent war when Abhinav refused to direct the sequel to Dabangg opting instead to move on to what were apparently greener pastures. 

The Khans brothers saw red. Much acrimony was swapped on the issue. 

It looks like both the parties have matured in the past few months. On Monday night at a party thrown by producer Sunil Bohra at the Kino Cottage on Yari Road in Mumbai, Arbaaz and Abhinav not only hugged and greeted each other like long-lost friends they spent close to 3 hours chatting non-stop. 
The party attended by Neil Nitin Mukesh, Randeep Hooda, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Aanand Rai, Sudhir Mishra, Tutu Sharma and many other open-mouthed onlookers, came to a standstill when Arbaaz and Abhinav headed towards one another. 

`Abhinav arrived early in the evening. Arbaaz walked in post-midnight. We expected fireworks and in fact told our host to find a way to keep them apart. 

Instead of exchanging barbs and blows Arbaaz and Abhinav were glued to one another like Siamese twins,  says a guest who still hasn't gotten over the shock of watching another infamous Bollywood battle come to an end. 
The main topic of conversation between the estranged Dabangg producer and director? Believe it or not, the friends-turned-foe's bete-noire Dabangg 2!

Says an invitee, Abhinav quizzed Arbaaz eagerly about Dabangg 2, how it has turned out, what is the plot, how Abraaz has carried the story forward, etc etc. Arbaaz was equally enthusiastic in telling Abhinav all the details. 

Arbaaz didn't hide anything about the sequel. He opened up completely about Dabangg 2, telling Abhinav how he has treated the second part as compared with the first. Arbaaz also wanted to know a lot about Abhinav's next project Besharam
Sonu Sood who starred in Dabangg but opted out of Dabangg 2 also joined Arbaaz and Abhinav at some point during the evening.

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Has Ranbir backed out of Abhinav Kayshap's Besharam?

Actor opts out of Abhinav Kashyap's 'Besharam' apparently due to payment issues

B-Town is buzzing about Abhinav Kayshap's long-in-the-planning film 'Besharam' with Ranbir Kapoor being shelved

The film was to go on the sets later this month. RK backed out after Abhinav told him to reduce his fee. The star was in no mood to listen.

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Abhinav Kashyap wants a bigger share in Ranbir's pie

The director's demand for more stakes in film with Ranbir Kapoor causes studio to get cold feet 

Dabangg director Abhinav Kashyap who was all set to start his next project Besharam with Ranbir Kapoor has suffered a roadblock. The film was to be produced by Abhinav and backed by Studio 18. But the production house has now decided to drop out. Apparently Kashyap had put in some terms which were unacceptable to them.

Says a source, `Abhinav wanted 75 per cent of the profits for the film which the studio officials felt was not reasonable as he was already getting a remuneration. The film would have gone very high on budget so they had to back out. Now Abhinav is looking for another producer to take on his film.
A source from the production house however maintains, `It is not as if the deal is closed from our end. We are still discussing it. Abhinav is close to the production house's CEO Vikram Malhotra. 

They feel that Abhinav is being unreasonable, as the production house does not believe in buying big budget films. However since Abhinav feels that the film will have huge profits and he has a star like Ranbir, he deserves the price. So, the matter is right now at a standstill.`

A source close to the director maintains, `Abhinav is asking for 33 per cent of the profit as his fees and 33 per cent profit as a production house. The terms were decided long ago but they now want to renegotiate and he is unhappy with that.` 

Abhinav had been signed for the film immediately after he decided to walk out of the Dabangg sequel. However it is only recently that the script was finalised and Ranbir signed on. The star essays a thief in the film. 

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