It seems that Salman Khan is not only particular about his own hair, but is also finicky about his co-stars’ appearance. Sources say that at a recent shoot for SajidNadiadwala’sKick, Salman walked in late only to express his displeasure over co-star Jacqueline Fernandez’s hairdo.

According to a source, Jacqueline, who plays the female lead in the film, had already shot a few scenes when Salman arrived on the sets and appeared displeased with her hairdo. “He asked it to be redone, following which Jacqueline’s hair and make-up artist started all over again. After this, the song was re-shot,” says the source.

It seems that this is not the first time that Salman has pulled such a stunt. Sources say that even while shooting for Jai Ho, he took a keen interest in actress Daisy Shah’s look and had some scenes reshot.

Actor HrithikRoshan will do the action sequences for his upcoming film ‘Bang Bang’ on his own.

There were reports that a body double was arranged for Hrithik, 40, for his stunts in ‘Bang Bang’ in view of his brain surgery.

However, an insider said that when Hrithik reached Shimla, he was not happy with the scenes so he wanted to shoot it himself. But the body doubles will be available on sets all the time.

“Hrithik will do the action sequences on his own. The stunts are designed by Andy Armstrong who was working on ‘Spider Man 2’,” a source close to the development said.

“Hrithik has always done his own stunts and he does not like body doubles. All the stunts are designed in a unique way making it interesting for Hrithik to do it on his own,” the source said.

It was during the making of ‘Bang Bang’ that Hrithik suffered an injury and had to undergo a brain surgery last year.

The film stars Katrina Kaif opposite Hrithik.

Actor Kunal Kapoor clarified that there was nothing official about his wedding to long-time girlfriend NainaBachchan rumoured to be solemnised later this year.

Kapoor said the two were “dating and together”. Naina is superstar Amitabh Bachchan’s niece.

“It is not official. When we are ready, we will definitely talk about it,” he told the media here.

The 36-year-old actor shot to fame with his 2005 debut Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities and subsequently went on to star in blockbusters like Rang De Basanti, BachnaAeHaseeno and Don 2.

Kapoor has finished shooting for filmmaker NilaMadhab Panda’s venture KaunHaiKitnePaani Mein.

“It is a mainstream Hindi film shot extensively in Odisha and deals with access to water,” he said.

Ever since I started covering the Hindi film industry, I have heard artists complaining how tough it’s for “outsiders” to succeed in showbiz and what a cakewalk it is for star kids. Contrary to popular belief, however, star kids too have to slog it out to win star status – and it’s a journey where only a few succeed.

The success to failure ratio of youngsters from film families just goes to prove that the legacy edge is nothing more than a myth.

Consider some of the actors who came riding on the shoulders of their family names: AbhishekBachchan, KareenaKapoor, RanbirKapoor, HrithikRoshan, FarhanAkhtar, Uday Chopra, Tanisha Mukherjee, EshaDeol, Fardeen Khan, Zayed Khan, Puru Raj Kumar, Riya and ReemaSen, Twinkle and RinkieKhanna, Neil NitinMukesh and ShahidKapoor, to name a few.

Only a handful like Hrithik (son of actor-filmmaker RakeshRoshan), Kareena (daughter of RandhirKapoor and Babita, and granddaughter of the legendary Raj Kapoor), Ranbir (son of actors Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh) and Farhan (son of writer-poet JavedAkhtar and Honey Irani) have sparkled on the film firmament and attained star status.

The rest have bitten the dust despite the often persistent backing of their illustrious families.

Take, for instance, Uday Chopra, the son of Yash Chopra, a filmmaker with a magic wand who founded the prestigious Yash Raj Films (YRF) banner and created several blockbusters and catapulted the likes of Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan to superstardom.
But the master craftsman couldn’t write the same success saga for his son with his production ventures Neal ‘n’ Nikki or Mere Yaar Ki ShaadiHai.
It won’t be wrong to say that Abhishek too met the same fate as Uday. Even at 71, Amitabh sets standards for all and sundry, but son Abhishek, who proved his mettle in highly appreciated films like Yuva and Guru, is yet to enter the same league.

Yes, star kids enjoy an advantage as they have easier access. But getting an easy entry into the industry and becoming a box office favourite are two different things – the first clearly does not guarantee the second. Ultimately, audiences embrace talent.