Sajid
Khan
and
his
buddy
Fardeen
Khan
are
friends
no
more.
They
have
fallen
out
over
a
film,
no
less.
In
fact,
that's
the
reason
why
Fardeen
is
not
in
Sajid's
next
Housefull
starring
Akshay
and
Riteish.
After
the
hit
Heyy
Babyy,
Sajid
would
have
repeated
the
star
cast
again,
if
all
had
been
well.
Says
a
source,
"Last
year,
when
Sajid"s
film
Heyy
Babyy!
released,
Fardeen
was
nowhere
in
the
picture
not
even
for
the
celebrations.
He
felt
he
had
been
given
a
raw
deal
in
the
film.
FK
felt
Riteish"s
role
was
better
than
his.
He
was
very
hurt
and
thought
that
Sajid
had
succumbed
to
Akshay"s
star
appeal
and
Riteish's
friendship,
and
let
him
down."
The
source
says
Fardeen
was
shattered.
"He
thought
Sajid
was
a
good
friend
but
instead
of
lashing
out,
he
withdrew
from
the
scene
in
a
dignified
manner.
Though
his
films
Ram
Gopal
Varma's
Darling
and
Heyy
Babyy
released
almost
during
the
same
time,
Fardeen
went
out
of
his
way
to
promote
Darling
but
wasn't
seen
for
Heyy
Babyy
at
all.
FK
was
more
upset
because
he
didn't
expect
one
of
his
closest
friends
to
let
him
down
so
badly." Fardeen
didn't
even
attend
the
music
release
of
Heyy
Babyy
at
Film
City.
He
heavily
promoted
Darling
at
reality
shows
but
chose
not
to
speak
about
Heyy
Babyy!
Sajid
Khan
denies
the
fall-out,
"I
haven't
taken
Fardeen
for
Housefull
as
there
was
no
role
for
him.
Fardeen
couldn't
come
for
the
promotions
as
his
dad
Feroz
Khan
was
having
knee
surgery
in
the
USA
and
that's
why
he
didn't
feature
in
the
song
Mast
Kalandar
also,
though
he
was
supposed
to."
Maybe
Fardeen
feels
let
down
by
Sajid
because
he"s
been
replaced
by
Riteish
Deshmukh?
Sajid
says
defensively,
"I
have
known
Riteish
and
Fardeen
for
the
same
amount
of
time.
I
have
never
been
in
touch
with
Fardeen
every
day
but
we
do
catch
up
once
in
a
while.
Just
ten
days
ago,
we
met
at
the
Marriott
for
dinner
along
with
Riteish,
Fardeen's
wife
Natasha,
Sajid
Nadiadwala
and
David
Dhawan.
In
fact,
Riteish,
Milap
Zaveri
and
I
are
known
as
coffee-shop
friends
as
we
hang
out
most
evenings
or
nights
at
coffee-shops.
That
bonding
was
never
there
with
Fardeen." Fardeen
remained
unavailable
for
comment.
Story first published: Wednesday, April 9, 2008, 10:38 [IST]