Shilpa
Shetty
has
denied
that
she
was
booted
out
from
the
second
run
of
her
West
End
musical,
Miss
Bollywood.
Reportedly,
the
show's
promoter
Farhath
Hussain
was
trying
to
rope
in
another
actress
after
differences
over
her
price.
The
actress
refuses
to
comment
on
Farhath's
move
but
says,
"The
musical
has
been
a
wonderful
experience.
I
have
been
there,
seen
it
and
done
it.
I
would
love
to
do
it
againwhen
I
have
the
time
and
dates."
MS
Ajmal
of
Harris
International
in
Dubai
and
license-holders
of
Miss
Bollywood
(and
co-producer
along
with
Shilpa's
beau
Raj
Kundra)
says,
"There
was
a
slight
confusion.
For
now,
Shilpa
is
a
part
of
Miss
Bollywood.
We
haven't
approached
anyone
directly.
Shilpa
is
busy
and
has
a
date
problem."
Reportedly,
Bipasha
Basu,
Priyanka
Chopra
and
Lara
Dutta
are
some
of
the
actresses
apparently
being
considered.
Ajmal
says,
"There
has
been
huge
demand
for
Miss
Bollywood
in
Malaysia
and
Singapore.
If
Shilpa's
dates
are
booked
elsewhere
we
will
start
looking
for
another
actress
but
Miss
Bollywood
will
run
for
long.
As
of
now,
we
haven't
zoomed
in
any
particular
actress.
These
are
names
being
thrown
around
at
random.
My
ideal
choice
would
be
Rani
Mukherjee."
What
about
the
huge
fee
hike
that
Shilpa
wanted
-
an
amount
that
was
three
times
more
than
what
was
agreed
upon
initially?
Ajmal
says,
"We
haven't
even
discussed
money.
I
don't
know
where
that
came
from." Shilpa's
publicist
Dale
Bhagwagar
calls
the
buzz
about
another
actress
stepping
into
Shilpa's
shoes
bogus.
"The
license-holders
of
the
musical
are
Harris
International.
There
are
no
immediate
plans
for
a
second
run
because
Shilpa
is
going
to
be
super-busy
with
a
lot
of
films,
endorsements
and
other
assignments
till
mid-2009." About
reports
of
Shilpa
escalating
her
price,
he
counters,
"Shilpa
is
a
professional
person
and
not
the
kind
to
trouble
anyone.
In
the
last
few
months,
we
have
witnessed
a
metamorphosis
in
brand
Shilpa.
She
has
been
offered
huge
amounts
for
certain
film
projects
in
Bollywood
-
but
she
is
choosing
only
those
which
will
give
her
creative
satisfaction."
Story first published: Monday, March 10, 2008, 14:36 [IST]