It
seems
to
be
the
season
of
speculations.
Last
week,
it
was
Vivek
Oberoi
who
was
totally
perplexed
when
rumours
abound
him
being
a
part
of
'Swayamwar
3'
started
making
the
rounds.
There
was
no
truth
to
the
story
and
immediate
reactions
from
him
settled
the
issue.
Now
it's
the
turn
of
yet
another
actor
to
get
upset.
We
are
talking
about
Emraan
Hashmi,
who
is
caught
in
a
mighty
irritated
mood,
courtesy
a
news
piece
that
says
that
he
could
well
be
one
of
the
13
participants
in
the
upcoming
season
of
'Fear
Factor'
which
would
be
hosted
by
Priyanka
Chopra.
"Yet
another
baseless
story
which
seems
to
be
have
just
come
out
of
thin
air",
says
a
close
friend
of
Emraan
who
has
been
sounded
by
the
actor
about
his
displeasure,
"Kahin
se
kuch
bhi
aa
jaata
hai,
what
should
one
clarify
in
such
case?
Tomorrow,
something
else
will
come
in.
So
it
is
expected
that
a
celebrity
just
stands
and
starts
giving
out
clarifications?
This
is
not
done."
As
is
apparent,
a
normally
quiet
Emraan
is
not
at
all
amused
this
time
around.
"Let
alone
being
one
of
the
short
listed
candidates
for
the
show,
he
has
not
even
been
approached
at
all",
comments
his
friend,
"One
may
mention
any
name
and
say
that
he
or
she
is
on
the
list.
But
really,
this
is
quite
irresponsible
on
the
part
of
those
who
are
spreading
the
rumours.
Not
anyone
and
everyone
would
always
be
overtly
excited
to
read
things
written
about
them.
Emraan
is
keeping
quite
busy
in
his
film
assignments
and
doesn't
have
any
time
whatsoever
to
be
doing
reality
shows
for
television."
As
things
stand
today,
Emraan
is
gearing
up
for
the
release
of
Once
Upon
A
Time
In
Mumbai.
Post
that,
he
heads
into
the
dub
and
promotion
for
Crook.
He
would
also
have
his
Raftaar
24X7
up
for
release
soon.
In
the
interim,
he
would
be
doing
Madhur
Bhandarkar's
Dil
To
Bachcha
Hai
Ji.
This
is
not
all,
as
before
the
end
of
the
year,
he
is
also
expected
to
begin
work
on
Kunal
Deshmukh's
next
film.
With
rest
of
the
year
totally
jam
packed,
Emraan's
frustration
after
being
made
aware
about
these
rumours
is
justifiable.
"Things
can't
be
written
for
the
sake
of
it",
fumes
Emraan,
"You
can't
pick
a
celebrity
and
mention
something
about
him
without
first
check
pointing
with
him.
It
almost
seems
like
being
maligned
because
for
no
reason,
you
have
to
now
roll
out
justifications
and
clarifications.
Why
at
all?
There
are
better
things
to
do
in
a
day
and
the
conversation
which
I
am
having
now
doesn't
hold
any
priority
whatsoever.
For
the
records,
no
one
has
approached
me
for
'Fear
Factor'
yet
and
there
is
no
show
happening
for
me."
What
he
doesn't
mention
though
is
the
lack
of
star
value
which
the
show
is
struggling
with.
Apparently,
the
names
which
are
being
considered
currently
(after
the
cricketers
-
original
choice
for
the
show
-
had
to
back
out)
or
were
approached
in
last
few
days
don't
quite
belong
to
the
top
league.
Coming
from
the
world
of
films,
modelling
and
sports,
they
are
yet
to
find
a
firm
foot
in
the
industry,
something
which
was
further
cause
of
annoyance
for
Emraan.
"He
doesn't
wish
to
state
anything
about
that
actually",
says
Emraan's
friend
in
a
cautious
tone,
"To
each
his
own.
Everyone
has
a
place
under
the
sun.
They
have
their
own
and
fortunately
Emraan
has
his
own
which
is
of
course
a
little
better.
For
some,
it
could
be
once
in
a
lifetime
opportunity,
but
Emraan
is
happy
with
the
way
his
Bollywood
career
is
going.
At
this
point
in
time,
he
doesn't
want
to
be
distracted."
That
should
lay
all
speculations
to
rest.
Story first published: Thursday, July 1, 2010, 16:14 [IST]