Even as Shilpa expressed her delight at the enthusiasm
generated in Great Britain by her next release Metro, news comes
that she's the reason behind the film's delay.
Director Anurag Basu gives Shilpa a clean chit. "Shilpa had
asked me before leaving for Big Brother . We tried to complete
her work before her departure. But her dates couldn't be
co-ordinated with the rest of the artistes. Shilpa thought she'd be
evicted from Big Brother by 20 January. She never dreamt she'd
stay on till the end. She has nine days work left which we'll
complete as soon as she returns."
Anurag is in fact over-joyed by the overseas buzz for Metro . "I
don't have an overseas audience. It's because of Shilpa that
they're now making inquiries about Metro from festivals across the
world. The film has benefited greatly from her presence. We are
all very proud of her. My co-producers UTV were taken into
confidence about pushing Metro's release in April."
Regarding the delay of Mahesh Bhatt's son's launch film Suicide
Bomber which Mr Bhatt has apparently been grumbling about,
Anurag says, "The delay in Metro has caused a chain reaction.
Suicide Bomber is delayed. I can't shoot two films together. But
what difference do a couple of months make when there's such a
larger issue? Shilpa has done all of us proud. Why create bad
blood? I've told Shilpa I'm lucky for her. I'll now be polishing up
the script for Suicide Bomber."
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