It
seems
that
the
Bachchans'
tour
is
in
jeopardy
after
Lara
Dutta
walked
out
of
The
Unforgettables
Tour,
organised
by
Wizcraft,
citing
knee
problems.
Now
Bipasha
Basu,
who
had
committed
her
dates,
has
walked
out
after
giving
them
a
'my
way
or
the
highway'
option.
According
to
an
insider,
"Last
week,
after
Race
released,
Bipasha
called
the
organisers
and
simply
doubled
the
amount
she'd
asked
for
the
show.
They
could
not
reach
a
price
that
was
agreeable
to
both,
so
she
walked
out."
Says
a
source,
"With
the
success
of
Race,
Bipasha
felt
that
she
deserved
to
be
paid
better.
She
felt
that
she
was
justified
in
asking
for
a
big
hike
for
performing
overseas
(the
shows
will
be
held
in
USA
and
Canada).
Recently,
Akshay
Kumar
who'd
walked
out
of
the
tour
because
of
money
issues,
walked
back
in
after
the
organisers
agreed
to
his
terms
and
conditions.
It
is
believed
that
Aishwarya
is
getting
a
whopping
1
crore
for
the
same
tour,
and
Bips
felt
she
too
deserved
something
closer
to
that
amount.
It's
believed
that
she
asked
for
the
same
amount
as
Ash
but
the
organisers
didn't
agree."
Bipasha
refuses
to
say
what
her
price
hike
was
but
admits
that
she
is
no
longer
a
part
of
the
Unforgettables
Tour.
She
says,
"The
modalities
of
the
tour
didn"t
work
out
for
various
reasons
and
yes,
pricing
was
one
of
the
issues.
I
have
good
relations
with
Wizcraft.
I
am
working
with
them
for
other
shows
and
events.
Some
projects
work
out
and
some
don"t.
I
wish
them
a
super
successful
tour."
The
buzz
is
that
Lara
Dutt
had
opted
out
more
because
she
didn't
want
to
compete
with
Ash.
It
being
Bachchans
show,
she
felt
she
would
be
overshadowed
by
Ash.
Bipasha
says
that
her
reasons
are
not
the
same.
"Please
do
not
look
for
anything
more
than
this.
I
have
tremendous
respect
for
Amitji
and
lots
of
affection
for
Abhishek
and
Ash
as
people
and
actors,
so
please
don't
look
for
unnecessary
reasons.
The
reason
I
have
cited
is
it.'"
Story first published: Tuesday, April 8, 2008, 11:46 [IST]