When
Singh
Is
Kinng
was
approaching
it's
release
date,
there
was
a
definite
buzz
in
the
air
that
this
Akshay
Kumar
starrer
would
be
seeing
a
sequel
soon
after.
However,
immediately
after
the
release
(and
success)
of
Singh
Is
Kinng,
there
were
murmurs
that
all
was
not
well
between
the
film's
producer
Vipul
Shah
and
director
Anees
Bazmee.
Both
being
established
filmmakers
in
their
own
right,
they
had
their
own
take
on
affairs
as
far
as
visibility
and
popularity
post
the
film's
release
was
concerned.
It
was
said
that
ego
issues
had
cropped
up
between
the
two
men
and
though
on
the
face
value
they
didn't
quite
(thankfully)
wash
the
dirty
linen
in
public,
there
certainly
were
rumours
about
tension
brewing
between
the
two.
Meanwhile,
everyone
associated
with
Singh
Is
Kinng
moved
on
with
their
respective
projects
in
months
to
come.
While
the
idea
for
the
sequel
never
died
down,
there
was
no
concrete
progress
being
made.
In
fact
it
was
also
being
said
that
there
was
no
real
work
being
done
on
even
the
scripting
of
the
sequel
and
the
much
cherished
project,
which
was
bound
to
be
accepted
with
open
arms
by
the
audience,
had
taken
a
firm
backseat.
As
Vipul
Shah
got
busy
with
London
Dreams,
Akshay
Kumar
moved
on
to
his
half
a
dozen
other
projects
and
Anees
Bazmee
too
kick
started
work
on
No
Problem.
This
led
to
speculation
that
Singh
Is
Kinng
2
was
going
to
be
the
story
of
the
past.
Now
this
was
quite
disheartening
for
audience
as
well
as
industry
because
in
a
recession
hit
situation
where
a
safe
project
is
hard
to
come
by,
revival
of
Singh
Is
Kinng
series
could
well
have
been
a
huge
shot
in
the
arm.
When
questioned
if
there
was
any
progress
being
made
on
the
sequel,
Anees
Bazmee
confirms
that
no
one
has
approached
him
to
yet
to
direct
the
sequel.
However,
in
his
heart
he
is
sure
that
he
just
needs
an
indication
and
he
would
be
all
game
to
begin
work
on
the
film.
"Would
I
love
to
direct
the
sequel?
Oh,
of
course
yes.
After
all
these
were
the
characters
thought
by
me
and
I
am
very
attached
to
them.
There
could
be
so
many
ways
to
take
these
characters
forward",
continues
Anees
for
whom
Singh
Is
Kinng
stays
on
to
be
one
of
his
three
biggest
blockbusters
other
than
Welcome
and
No
Entry.
Since
Anees
has
his
bag
full
currently,
what
if
Vipul
goes
ahead
and
either
directs
the
film
himself
or
rope
in
some
other
director?
Won't
it
be
a
setback
of
sorts
for
him
since
it
is
basically
his
own
baby
that
would
be
handed
over
to
someone
else?
"You
can
be
attached
to
a
film
but
not
to
this
extent
that
you
can't
see
someone
else
taking
care
of
it",
Anees
doesn't
allow
any
hint
of
emotion
coming
on
his
face,
"I
won't
feel
bad
if
he
or
someone
else
directs
the
film.
Its
okay,
one
moves
on.
Yeh
meri
jageer
thodi
hi
hai
ki
main
usse
apna
maan
ke
jaane
hi
naa
doon!"
By
this
time
around
one
can
well
sense
that
Anees
Bazmee
is
trying
hard
to
camouflage
his
emotions.
Though
he
is
keeping
a
tough
stand
on
the
exterior,
one
can
sense
that
he
does
carry
a
soft
corner
for
the
film.
This
is
the
reason
why
he
only
wishes
the
film
good
luck
rather
being
nonchalant
about
it.
"No,
I
won't
say
that
I
have
nothing
to
do
with
the
film
because
the
fact
is
that
I
have
a
lot
to
do
with
it.
So
even
if
someone
else
directs
the
film,
my
best
wishes
would
be
with
him.
Let
me
state
this
from
the
bottom
of
my
heart
that
I
would
actually
want
the
sequel
to
do
much
better
business
than
the
first
in
the
series
and
turn
out
to
be
a
much
bigger
hit",
says
Anees
with
a
smile.
Extending
on
his
logic
behind
allowing
himself
to
disconnect
from
the
film,
Anees
says,
"See,
the
matter
of
the
fact
is
that
I
got
my
money
for
making
Singh
Is
Kinng.
That
was
my
job
as
a
writer-director
and
I
gave
my
all
to
ensure
that
I
justify
decision
of
the
producer
to
have
roped
me
in.
As
a
producer,
Vipulji
is
great.
Main
dil
se
dua
karoonga
ki
picture
chale
because
kahin
na
kahin
mera
naam
bhi
film
ke
saath
juda
hua
hai.
Story first published: Friday, May 7, 2010, 15:55 [IST]