Here
is
the
shocker
of
the
year!
The
leading
actor
of
director
Farah
Khan's
next
film
is
not
Shahrukh
Khan.
It
is
Akshay
Kumar.
Titled
Tees
Maar
Khan
(TMK),
the
film
is
a
joint
production
between
the
actor's
Hari
Om
Productions
and
her
company
(owned
jointly
with
husband
Shirish
Kunder)
Three's
Company.
This
casting
is
interesting
because
Farah
is
Shahrukh's
rakhi
sister
and
Akshay
is
his
arch-rival.
Both
her
previous
films
had
her
mooh-bola-bhai
in
lead
roles.
Her
third
film,
Happy
New
Year
was
to
feature
him
too
but
he
kept
sending
her
back
to
the
writing
boards
as
he
wasn't
happy
with
it.
When
it
became
clear
that
in
2010,
SRK
would
finish
Ra1
and
Don,
she
dropped
the
project
and
approached
Akshay
for
TMK.
And
though
Farah
and
Shahrukh
are
not
working
together,
she
remains
very
fond
of
him.
Apparently,
she
met
SRK
yesterday
at
Mannat
to
apprise
him
of
the
latest
developments
of
her
film
and
to
let
him
know
that
Akshay
was
her
lead
hero
before
Shahrukh
heard
it
from
anyone
else.
Clearly,
there
is
stress
between
SRK
and
Farah.
The
unwritten
rule
has
been
broken.
Until
now
it
was
understood:
If
Farah
Khan
(or
Karan
Johar)
made
a
film,
it
would
star
SRK.
But
by
casting
Khan's
dushman,
she
has
proved
what
was
only
being
speculated
so
far
-
that
all
is
not
well
between
them.
It
is
believed
that
the
actor
was
not
happy
with
the
script
and
asked
her
to
rewrite
it
a
few
times
but
she
felt
these
were
just
delaying
tactics
and
he
wanted
to
start
the
superhero
flick
Ra1
and
the
action-thriller
Don
2
before
her
film.
She
felt
hurt
that
he
gave
her
the
run-around
instead
of
being
direct
with
her.
Things
have
been
brewing
beneath
the
surface
for
quite
some
time
now.
Farah
has
been
missing
from
most
parties
at
Mannat.
She
has
been
slowly
distancing
herself
from
the
clique.
Also,
Farah
felt
that
Shahrukh
had
treated
Shirish
badly
by
offering
him
The
Zoya
Factor
to
direct
for
his
home
production,
and
then
passing
the
film
off
to
someone
else
without
even
informing
him.
SRK
had
also
given
the
nod
to
Tees
Maar
Khan
to
be
directed
by
Shirish
initially,
then
later
had
second
thoughts
about
it.
Shirish
was
also
in
talks
with
Shahrukh
Khan
for
another
film
(Joker)
but
that
didn't
work
out
as
well.
Shirish
Kunder
says,
"Yes,
it's
true
that
Akshay
and
I
are
co-producing
Tees
Maar
Khan
and
Farah
is
directing
the
film.
The
production
company
that
Farah
and
I
have
formed
is
called
Three's
Company
Production
Pvt
Ltd.
I
had
written
this
film
with
Akshay
in
mind
and
was
initially
planning
to
direct
it
but
when
Farah
and
I
formed
our
production
company,
we
mutually
thought
it
best
that
she
direct
this
film
while
I
take
the
responsibility
of
a
producer.
Akshay
and
I
shared
a
great
rapport
while
working
on
Jaan-e-Mann
and
I
have
been
looking
to
work
with
him
again.
This
project
gives
me
that
opportunity."
When
quizzed
as
to
why
Farah
didn't
take
Shahrukh
for
her
next
project,
Farah
says
simply,
"I
am
very
fond
of
Shahrukh
but
I
have
to
be
there
for
my
husband.
Shirish
needs
my
support
today
and
he's
family."
Farah's
brother
Sajid
Khan's
directorial
debut
starred
Akshay
Kumar.
His
second
film,
which
is
in
the
making,
also
stars
Akki.
Akshay
was
also
the
lead
star
(along
with
Salman
Khan)
of
Farah's
husband
Shirish
Kunder's
directorial
debut
Jaan-E-Mann
We
have
heard
that
Shirish
Kunder
is
co-producing
a
film
Tees
Maar
Khan
with
Akshay
Kumar
which
Akshay
is
starring
in
and
Farah
Khan
is
directing.
Are
you
aware
of
it
and
if
you
are,
are
you
okay
that
Farah's
next
film
won't
be
with
you?
"Yes."
Trivia
SRK
is
known
as
King
Khan.
Until
Akshay
acted
in
Singh
is
Kinng,
challenging
his
rival.
Now
that
Shahrukh's
My
Name
is
Khan
releases,
Akki
will
be
seen
as
'Khan'
in
Tees
Maar
Khan.