The multi-starrer flick ADHM directed by Karan Johar is all set for a Diwali release and with almost three weeks away from the big release the movie is facing the heat because it features Pakistani actor Fawad Khan.
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But now sources close to film reveal that Karan might replace Fawad Khan with Saif Ali Khan and change his lead female characters- Anushka Sharma & Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's country of origin (Pakistan) in 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'.
According to a report published in DNA: A close source reveal that because of the anti-Pakistani wave that is sweeping through India right now, he is facing a dual dilemma — it is too late to replace Fawad, but his female leads play Pakistani women. So what he is planning to do is tweak the script a bit and work it in such a way that they are no longer Pakistani citizens, but belong to another country.”
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The source adds that Karan and his creative team toyed with the idea of face replacement technology to morph Saif’s face onto that of Fawad’s in the film, but that would have taken a long time and the film is too close to release.
In the wake of Uri terror attack that killed 19 soldiers last month, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) had asked Pakistani artistes to leave India in 48 hours. The Indian Motion Producers Pictures Association (IMPPA) also banned Pakistani artists and technicians in Indian cinema for such time till the situation between India and Pakistan improves.
Filmy Monkey does not independently verify the above news.