Sonakshi Sinha walks out of Kamal Hassan’s ‘Vishwaroopam’…

Sonakshi Sinha, the Junior Shotgun, who is in great demand, ever since Dabangg happened, opted out of two South projects with two of the biggest stars of Tamil cinema, Rajnikanth and Kamal Hassan.

Sonakshi was the first choice for K S Ravikumar’s ‘Rana’ opp Megastar Rajnikanth, but has now been replaced by Deepika Padukone. The latest we hear is that the actress has opted out of Hassan’s bilingual film, in which she was to play his wife, due to her prior commitment to Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s project, Rowdy Rathod.

Sonakshi was super excited about working with the Kamal when she signed ‘Vishwaroopam’. But unfortunately, the shooting got postponed. This caused clashes with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Rowdy Rathore’ and so she had to opt out.

A source close to the actress told, “All her excitement is a thing of the past. She has decided that she is not doing Kamal Hassan’s film. But trust me it wasn’t easy for her to take this decision.

She has lost her first opportunity to work with Kamal Hassan. Hassan had serious creative differences with Selvaraghvan. Then, Hassan decided to direct the project himself. And consequently, there were delays in production. “

The source added, “Sonakshi was extremely professional, while explaining her case to Kamal Hassan Productions. There is no animosity between Kamal Hassan and Sonakshi.”

Hassan’s search for a replacement is already on and Deepika seems to be the likely contender. Previously, Deepika had filled in for Sonakshi, who was the first choice for the Rajinikanth starrer, Rana. Reportedly, Rajinikanth was uncomfortable to pair up with his friend Shatrughan Sinha’s daughter.

Salman Khan’s fee raised to Rs 10 crore..

Salman Khan is definitely the flavor of the season. on a roll. With Dabangg and Ready being among the all-time blockbusters of the Indian film industry, Sallu’s fee has taken a high jump to a level that makes him the highest paid actor in Bollywood.

After much controversies, Khan has signed the sequel to Anees Bazmee’s No Entry, titled No Entry Mein Entry, with Boney Kapoor for a whopping amount of Rs 8 – 10 crore.

Boney Kapoor understands Salman Khan’s increased market value after the super successes of his last two films and did not object to the star’s higher acting fee. He reportedly paid between eight to ten crore rupees to Salman for doing No Entry Mein Entry.

According to a trusted source, says director Anees Bazmee, “I don’t knwo the exact amount that Salman Khan has received for No Entry Mein Entry. I am busy working on the script. But yes, Salman deserves whatever he gets.”

If true, that makes Salman the highest paid actor in Bollywood.

Combat Karate it is for Akshay Kumar…

After earning a black belt in Taekwondo, Akshay Kumar is now learning traditional combat karate for his role in “Rowdy Rathore”.

Directed by Prabhudeva, produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ronnie Screwvala and co-produced by designer Shabinaa Khan, the film has Sonakshi Sinha opposite Akshay.

The 43-year-old actor, who is extremely fitness conscious, will soon be heading to an undisclosed location for two months to train in this form of martial art.

“The movie will introduce to audiences a new kind of sport and being the professional that he is, Akshay has decided to take two months off to train intensively in combat karate,” said a source.

“Set in the rustic heartland of the country, the film has a lot of action and required a star who knew the technical know-hows of his dangerous sport. Akshay seemed the perfect fit since being a trained martial arts professional he could pull the role off with panache,” the source added.