Farhan Akhtar on his way out of fledgling TV show
Farhan Akhtar on his way out of fledgling TV show
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Farhan Akhtar's chat show, Oye! It's Friday never got the kind of response the channel, NDTV Imagine, expected from it. The show was a non-starter, and hasn't picked up even after six episodes.
Replacements, anyone?
Sources reveal the channel is contemplating replacing Farhan as the host. Even though none of the officials are willing to go on reccord, they have been talking to people in the business. One of the persons they approached was Karan Johar, who turned it down, as he is busy shooting for his film in LA. Also, Karan and Farhan are friends and it would have been weird for him to replace the latter.
Naseeb nahin
Oye! It's Friday is a desi version of the popular American weekend show Saturday Night Live. Despite having big celebrities like Shah Rukh, Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Hrithik Roshan, the show hasn't delivered as expected. A source from the show says, "It's a new format and it's Farhan's first time on TV, so we expected it to pick up slowly but it doesn't seem to be working."
The source adds that the biggest hurdle with Farhan is the unavailability of confirmed shooting dates. "The production people have to constantly keep running after him to secure dates. There's an understanding that he won't be able to shoot when he has to promote his films or work on new projects." So either they pull the plug on the show, or find a new host. Either way, the change will happen soon. Watch this space for more.
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