Even
though
Salman
Khan
is
extremely
close
to
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
the
pair
has
shared
a
warm
rapport,
today
Salman
finds
himself
out
in
the
cold
while
the
Big
B
has
been
wooing
almost
every
top
actor
in
B-Town
to
join
the
The
Unforgettables
Tour.
Says
a
source,
"Amitabh
Bachchan
is
putting
a
lot
of
thought
and
energy
in
ensuring
that
The
Unforgettables
shows
in
USA
and
Canada
is
the
most
successful
show
this
year.
Apart
from
Abhishek
Bachchan,
Aishwarya
Bachchan,
Bipasha
Basu,
Riteish
Deshmukh,
Madhuri
Dixit
and
Akshay
Kumar,
talks
are
on
with
Saif
Ali
Khan
and
Shahid
Kapoor.
While
everyone
from
Ranbir
Kapoor,
Preity
Zinta
and
Lara
Dutta
have
been
approached
(and
have
turned
down
the
offer
due
to
date
commitments)
among
the
top
stars,
Salman
is
one
of
the
few
who
hasn't
been
approached
by
Bachchan
for
the
shows."
The
source
adds
that
among
the
names
being
discussed
by
the
show
organisers
Wizcraft
and
Amitabh
Bachchan,
one
name
was
Salman
Khan's.
"This
is
because
Salman
has
a
huge
NRI
fan
base
as
much
as
Shahrukh
Khan
himself.
But
when
the
talks
veered
to
approaching
Salman,
Aishwarya
put
her
foot
down.
Today
she's
not
just
a
top
actress
but
also
the
Bachchan
bahu
and
she
felt
Salman's
inclusion
might
give
rise
to
uncomfortable
moments
during
the
tour.
Ash
is
an
intelligent
woman
and
her
remarks
were
considered
to
be
practical,
so
Bachchan
and
Wizcraft
dropped
the
idea
of
asking
Salman
though
he's
very
close
to
Wizcraft
too
(he
recently
performed
for
them
at
the
Apsara
awards)." Amitabh
Bachchan,
however,
sang
a
different
tune,"Your
penchant
for
manufacturing
news,
merely
reaffirms
my
earlier
claim,
that
the
media
has
a
distinct
and
deliberate
agenda
against
my
family
and
me."
Wizcraft
remained
unavailable
for
comment.
Story first published: Friday, April 4, 2008, 15:14 [IST]