Sanju to play Sallu's dad

Contrary to reports, Jackie Shroff has not been roped in to play Salman Khan's father in his upcoming Bodyguard.

Producer Atul Agnihotri has confirmed this. The actor, we hear, still has his heart set on Sanjay Dutt as his onscreen daddy, despite the ugly verbal duel the two friends had last week!

A close pal of Salman claims, "Salman had actually made the offer of his father's role to Sanju two days earlier, and the latter just laughed it off. At the party last Thursday, he brought it up again. This time, Sanju lost his cool and an angry scene ensued."

But Salman remains undeterred. The friend said, "Salman is not being unrealistic or spiteful by offering Dutt his father's role. Salman is the kind of person who would do anything for a friend. If Sanjay asked him to play a walk-on part in a film, Salman wouldn't think twice before doing it. So he sees nothing wrong in offering Dutt his father's role, and he won't take a no for an answer."

Just why Salman wants only Sanju for the dad's part is a mystery. According to a source, the role (a guest appearance) needs the presence of someone tough and macho, someone who Salman looks up to even in real life.

Hence, Sanju fits the bill. However, if the actor does decide to do his friend a favour, he'll have to make up his mind fast as the shooting of Bodyguard has to be completed by the first week of August.

The Ultimate Interview..

Jackie Shroff may have been missing from the big screen for a while, but he's back with a bang in Cover Story -The Ultimate Interview.

The veteran actor stars opposite Sheena Nayyar in the concept-driven movie. The first look of the film is just out, and by the looks of it, it is certainly bound to be one glamorous affair!

Since Sheena is essaying the role of a top B'Town actress in the film, the poster is designed to look like the cover page of a glossy film magazine adorned with a stunning image of Ms. Nayyar.

The film itself is a one night account of a war journalist's interview with a film star and the scoop that he gets for the publication.

Written and directed by Dutch filmmaker Laurens C. Postma, Cover Story is the official remake of Theo Van Gogh's acclaimed Dutch film 'Interview' which was also remade in English by Steve Buscemi under the same title, starring himself and Sienna Miller in the lead roles. Cover Story is all set to hit cinema screens on 19th August, 2011.

The role that several denied..

Director Thyagarajan Kumararaja has said that when he narrated Jackie Shroff’s role in Aaranya Kandam to several actors in Kollywood, they either refused to do it or suggested some changes.

"It was Jackie dada who relieved me off my worries by immediately agreeing to play the role without any qualms and made me very happy with his decision without requiring any changes to the role that I feared none would take it up," he quoted.

"I felt that Ravi Krishna would suit Chappai's role even when he was in the scripting phase of Aaranya Kandam and got him signed up getting the other actors selected later," he revealed.