Mumbai:
In a sudden decision taken last week, Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif and Kareena Kapoor have been ruled out of appearing and performing at an international awards event at Toronto next month.
The change in stance has left award organisers Wizcraft stunned and is believed to be the result of a tussle of power between Salman's brother Sohail and the elder Khan's business manager.
Says an insider, "The award organisers intend to make the Toronto event the biggest spectacle ever.
Since Sal, Kat and Bebo's performances are all handled by Khan's business manager, the backing out is attributed to the fact that the commitment was made to Wizcraft by Sohail's event management company.
The family feud has Sallu's sis Alvira and her husband Atul Agnihotri backing his manager on one side and brothers Sohail and Arbaaz on the other.
"Sallu's business manager and Alvira are very close friends and they didn't like the fact that Sohail made the deal himself," adds the insider.
The official reason given by the three stars is work commitments. Salman and Kareena are shooting for Alvira and Atul's Bodyguard and apparently, there's bound to be a date clash.
The Toronto event is expected to have the likes of Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma, Ranveer Singh, the Deol men, Ranbir, Rishi, Randhir Kapoor and Anil Kapoor and his daughters Sonam and Rhea.
A spokesperson from Wizcraft doesn't deny the story but adds, "We don't comment about the stars and their itineraries. It's a case of work-in-progress."
Salman Khan and his business manager remained unavailable for comment.
In a sudden decision taken last week, Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif and Kareena Kapoor have been ruled out of appearing and performing at an international awards event at Toronto next month.
The change in stance has left award organisers Wizcraft stunned and is believed to be the result of a tussle of power between Salman's brother Sohail and the elder Khan's business manager.
Says an insider, "The award organisers intend to make the Toronto event the biggest spectacle ever.
Since Sal, Kat and Bebo's performances are all handled by Khan's business manager, the backing out is attributed to the fact that the commitment was made to Wizcraft by Sohail's event management company.
The family feud has Sallu's sis Alvira and her husband Atul Agnihotri backing his manager on one side and brothers Sohail and Arbaaz on the other.
"Sallu's business manager and Alvira are very close friends and they didn't like the fact that Sohail made the deal himself," adds the insider.
The official reason given by the three stars is work commitments. Salman and Kareena are shooting for Alvira and Atul's Bodyguard and apparently, there's bound to be a date clash.
The Toronto event is expected to have the likes of Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma, Ranveer Singh, the Deol men, Ranbir, Rishi, Randhir Kapoor and Anil Kapoor and his daughters Sonam and Rhea.
A spokesperson from Wizcraft doesn't deny the story but adds, "We don't comment about the stars and their itineraries. It's a case of work-in-progress."
Salman Khan and his business manager remained unavailable for comment.
