The Asian Age

Disputes marred Tigers’ release in India

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Four years ago, Emraan Hashmi filmed for Danis Tanovic’s film Tigers, opposite National Award- winning actress Geetanjali Thapa. But despite premiering at an internatio­nal film festival, the movie hasn’t seen the light of day in India.

Ask Emraan about it and he confirms, “We went to Berlin, Toronto and New York. But it did not release here in India. There was a dispute between the producers here, and the It looks like audiences will have to wait for some more time to see Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma, together at least for some more time. There was news that Anushka and Virat were scheduled to appear in the forthcomin­g episode of Koffee With Karan. But then Anushka’s PR person refutes the story.

“There is absolutely no truth to the rumours doing the rounds that Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli will be on the next season of Koffee with Karan,” states Anushka’s spokespers­on.

Well, her PR persons had also refuted the news of her getting married Italy and travelling to South Africa with the Indian cricket team. This leaves a little room for this developmen­t to work out, With

Virat away playing the

Proteas at the moment, we await further d e v e l o p - ments.

Sanskriti Media film could not release when it had to, four years ago. By the time this dispute was sorted, there was one more — the India- Pakistan issue. I play a Pakistani in the film. We cannot have a release in this environmen­t.”

In Tigers — earlier titled White Lies — Emraan plays a sales representa­tive of a multinatio­nal company in Pakistan, where he discovers a scam involving baby food.

— Sanskriti Media in

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