Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali: From Shehnaaz Gill’s casting to Aayush Sharma’s exit – 5 times Salman Khan starrer grabbed headlines

Salman Khan starrer Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali has been in the news for a lot of reasons; from Shehnaaz Gill's casting in the film to Aayush Sharma's exit. Read on to know more...

By Murtuza Iqbal
Published: May 22 2022, 14:21 PM IST

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Salman Khan – Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali — Image credit: Twitter

Salman Khan – Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali

Salman Khan starrer Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali was announced a couple of years ago. The film was delayed due to the pandemic, but it went on the floors a few days ago. Reportedly, the Farhad Samji directorial will release on 30th December 2022. The film has been in the news for a lot of reasons like casting, production and more. But, it has managed to grab the headlines many times.

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Sajid Nadiadwala opted out of Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali — Image credit: Google

Sajid Nadiadwala opted out of Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali

Sajid Nadiadwala and Salman Khan were supposed to co-produce Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali. But, reportedly, after the debacle of Bachchhan Paandey, Nadiadwala opted not to produce the film, and Salman took over the production.

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Arshad Warsi – Shreyas Talpade being replaced — Image credit: Google

Arshad Warsi – Shreyas Talpade being replaced

After Salman took over the production, there were reports that Arshad Warsi and Shreyas Talpade who were supposed to star in the film have been replaced by Aayush Sharma and Zaheer Iqbal. While Warsi had exclusively told BollywoodLife that he was never offered the film, Talpade told us, I don't want to talk about it, Farhad is a very dear friend and I just want him to make a kickass film with or without me.

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Salman Khan ghost directing Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali — Image credit: Google

Salman Khan ghost directing Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali

BollywoodLife has exclusively come to know that Farhad Samji is not coming on the sets and Salman Khan along with assistant directors is ghost directing Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali. A source told us that Farhad Samji did direct about 10% of the film, but Salman Khan and his co-producers were not impressed with the rushes of the film.

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Aayush Sharma and Zaheer Iqbal’s exit from Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali — Image credit: Google

Aayush Sharma and Zaheer Iqbal’s exit from Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali

According to ETimes, Aayush Sharma and Zaheer Iqbal have opted out of Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali. Now, the makers are reportedly considering Abhimanyu Dassani and Meezaan Jafri for the roles.

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Shehnaaz Gill in Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali — Image credit: Google

Shehnaaz Gill in Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali

One news about Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali that made everyone happy was that Shehnaaz Gill has been roped in for the film. While the makers has not yet officially announced about it, there were reports that she will be seen opposite Aayush in the movie. But, with Aayush’s exit, now let’s see which actor Shehnaaz will get to romance.