Filmmaker and veteran actress Hema Malini has decided to join the box-office showdown with SRK, releasing ‘Tell Me O Khuda’ alongside the actor’s ‘Ra.One’ on Diwali. She was the first filmmaker to sign Shah Rukh Khan. And now, it seems that Hema Malini will compete at the box-office with the actor, whose first endeavour in Bollywood was in her directorial venture ‘Dil Aashna Hai’.
The industry has been abuzz with speculations about SRK’s reaction to Hema’s box-office showdown, especially since ‘Tell Me O Khuda’ features a cameo by the actor’s arch rival, Salman Khan. A source revealed, “For the first time, neither party are trying to sabotage each other. In the past, when Sanjay Leela Bhansali dared to take on the SRK starrer ‘Om Shanti Om’ with his ‘Saawariya’, it created an unprecedented amount of friction and tension between the two parties. But, SRK and Hemaji go way back. Hemaji was the first producer to sign him for Dil Aashna Hai. Ever since then, SRK has had the highest regard for Hemaji.” Reportedly, SRK has not allowed his personal equations with Salman to interfere with his relationship with Hema.
