Vaani
Kapoor
and
Fawad
Khan
in
Abir
Gulaal.
When
the
producers
of
Abir
Gulaal
signed
Pakistan
actor
Fawad
Khan,
they
did
not
imagine
that
tensions
between
the
two
countries
would
escalate
to
this
extent.
The
film,
also
starring
Vaani
Kapoor,
produced
by
Vivek
Agrawal
and
directed
by
Aarti
S
Bagdi,
was
scheduled
to
release
this
Friday,
May
9.
But
it
has
now
been
postponed
indefinitely.
A
producer,
who
has
worked
with
Pakistani
actors
in
more
amicable
times,
says
it
was
“sheer
madness”
for
an
Indian
producer
to
work
with
a
Pakistani
actor.
“Even
if
the
Pahalgam
attack
had
not
happened,
it
would
still
be
suicidal
for
any
Indian
filmmaker
to
rope
in
Pakistani
artistes.
Now
that
poor
guy’s
film
is
doomed.
I
don’t
think
he
can
release
it
any
time
soon
or
in
the
future,”
the
producer
tells
Subhash
K
Jha.
The
satellite
and
OTT
rights
of
Abir
Gulal
are
also
unsold.
In
all
likelihood,
Vivek
Agarwal
will
have
to
write
off
the
project
as
a
complete
financial
loss.
Vaani
Kapoor
is
also
under
pressure
for
having
participated
in
this
project.
Interestingly,
her
latest
release
Raid
2
with
Ajay
Devgan
is
doing
well.
A
close
friend
of
Vaani’s
mentor
Aditya
Chopra
feels
she
shouldn’t
have
done
it:
“I
don’t
think
Adi
would
have
advised
her
to
do
this
film.
Normally,
she
seeks
his
advice
before
signing
any
film.”
