Akshay
Kumar
and
Salman
Khan
are
going
from
clash
to
clash
with
remarkable
regularity.
In
their
latest
clash
(one,
which
they
have
no
inkling
about),
the
two
have
put
IIFA
organisers,
Wizcraft
in
a
quandary.
Wizcraft
hasn't
yet
been
able
to
decide
which
of
the
two
will
perform
the
grand
finale
at
the
awards
ceremony
to
be
held
at
Bangkok
on
June
8
this
year.
The
funny
thing
is
that
neither
Akshay
(currently
shooting
in
Egypt
for
Vipul
Shah's
Singh
Is
Kinng)
nor
Salman
(currently
shooting
in
Australia
for
Sohail
Khan's
Main
Aur
Mrs
Khanna)
are
aware
of
Wizcraft's
dilemma.
Says
a
source,
"Akshay
Kumar
has
had
a
fantastic
year
with
five
bumper
hits
(Phir
Hera
Pheri,
Namastey
London,
Bhool
Bhulaiya,
Heyy
Babyy!
and
Welcome).
Today,
he
commands
a
huge
price
at
the
BO
and
his
wish
is
any
producer's
command.
Akshay
is
hot
and
much
in
demand
in
the
overseas
market.
Katrina
Kaif
is
also
expected
to
perform
at
the
IIFA
awards
this
year.
If
all
three
perform,
one
can
expect
some
fireworks
at
the
IIFA
awards
this
year."
In
Salman's
case,
Wizcraft's
dilemma
is
an
emotional
one.
Adds
the
source,
"Except
Partner,
Salman
hasn't
delivered
any
big
hits
in
2007.
Despite
that,
he
still
is
a
popular
star.
Also
Salman
is
very
close
to
Andre
Timmons
from
Wizcraft.
But
the
three
directors,
Andre
Timmons,
Sabbas
Joseph
and
Viraf
Sarkari
are
close
to
Akshay
too.
Naturally,
Wizcraft
cannot
decide
what
they
want
to
do:
feature
Salman
or
Akshay?
Two
huge
stars,
both
equally
popular
it's
a
tough
decision
to
make
and
they
don't
want
to
upset
either
one."
Dinesh
Gupta
of
Wizcraft
says,
"These
are
creative
details
which
are
privy
only
to
the
three
directors." Anuja,also
from
Wizcraft,
said
tersely,
"All
these
speculations
are
baseless.
We
will
make
a
formal
announcement
on
which
stars
will
be
attending
the
IIFA
awards
on
May
27."
Salman
Khan
has
always
bailed
Wizcraft
out
whenever
he
has
been
called
even
at
the
last
moment
-
which
included
Star
TV's
Nach
Baliye
last
year.
Salman
was
called
at
the
last
moment
in
place
of
Amitabh
Bachchan
who
couldn't
make
it
to
the
finale.
Salman
was
also
present
at
Andre's
wedding
last
year.
Story first published: Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 9:56 [IST]