Honeymoon
Travels
director
Reema
Kagti,
and
not
Shirish
Kunder,
is
now
developing
Zoya
Factor.
The
film,
produced
by
Shahrukh
Khan's
production
company
Red
Chillies,
is
an
adaptation
of
the
best-selling
novel
of
the
same
name
penned
by
Anuja
Chauhan.
Says
a
source,
"Differences
arose
between
SRK
and
Farah
Khan's
hubby
over
the
screenplay
and
script.
They
had
severe
creative
issues.
Both
were
looking
at
the
script
with
a
different
vision." At
this
point,
SRK
decided
to
change
his
director.
SRK
offered
the
film
to
Reema
as
she
seemed
to
understand
what
he
wanted
to
do
with
the
film.
But
he
forgot
to
tell
Shirish
that
he
was
giving
the
project
to
someone
else
to
work
on.
Shirish
found
out
by
accident
that
the
film
no
longer
had
his
name
on
it.
When
Farah
heard
this,
she
was
hurt
and
upset
at
the
manner
in
which
her
hubby
has
been
ousted.
Adds
the
source,
"Shirish
had
started
work
on
the
film
and
was
looking
for
an
actor
who
would
play
a
cricketer.
The
film
was
supposed
to
go
on
the
floors
early
next
year."
Reema
maintains,
"I
am
writing
the
screenplay
of
the
film,
not
directing
it.
Vishal
Punjabi
is
directing
Zoya
Factor." Vishal
was
the
visual
effects
producer
for
the
SRK
starrer
Paheli
which
he
had
also
produced.
Meanwhile,
Shirish
says,
"I
was
never
supposed
to
direct
Zoya
Factor,
only
Joker."
SRK
remained
unavailable
for
comment.
What
is
Zoya
Factor?
It
is
about
a
girl
called
Zoya
who
was
born
exactly
at
the
moment
when
India
won
the
World
Cup
in
1983.
Strangely,
Zoya
proves
to
be
a
girl
of
incredible
luck
for
cricket
matches.
Whenever
she
watches
a
match,
India
ends
up
winning.