Raees Diaries: Shah Rukh Khan’s film is in TROUBLE and this time it’s not because of Mahira Khan

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When SRK initiate the shooting of Raees, He travel to Gujarat personally  at least twice to meet Mustak Ahmed Abdul Latif Shaikh at the latter’s invitation. This was done to enable SRK to understand his Raees character Abdul Latif (also Mustak’s father).

Says a source, “At the outset, Raees was being made with Mustak’s active involvement. He provided inputs and kept track of the shooting to ensure the film was going smoothly.”

Thereafter, it came to light that the entire Latif family was very close to the ruling BJP government. Says the source, “When Shah Rukh realised his meetings with Latif were being given political overtones, he decided to keep a distance. When Mustak invited Shah Rukh again, the actor didn’t respond. This incensed Mustak who felt affronted by the star’s snub and decided to dissociate from the project.” Now it is learnt that Mustak has asked for a huge amount money (rumoured to be `10 crores) to allow the film’s release.

However, a source from the production says, “SRK is away, shooting for The Ring and thereafter, will be tied up, promoting Dear Zindagi. He’s extremely busy and therefore, unavailable.”