It is false to say Ekta Kapoor scuttled efforts of actor Shahid Kapoor to feature his film Mausam for promotion on her popular show Bade Achche Lagte Hain, says a source close to the TV tsarina.
"Ekta absolutely adores Shahid and has approached him to star in the sequel [to] Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai. There is no truth to these rumours. Ekta is very upset about it," said the source.
Incidentally, the trailer of Kapoor's next production, The Dirty Picture, featuring Vidya Balan, was featured on Thursday's episode.
Reports indicated that Balan, who was rumoured to have dated Shahid briefly, asked Kapoor not to feature Shahid's film Mausam on her show.
But a source from Kapoor's production house Balaji has denied that as well.
"It's Balaji's policy to not integrate the show Bade Achche with films. However, an exception was made for The Dirty Picture, since the movie belongs to the parent company and will be the only movie promoted on the show. There were several films that approached Balaji apart from Mausam, so we fail to understand why only Mausam is being talked about."
