Asira Tarannum (MID-DAY; February 11, 2014)

If sources are to be believed, designer and co-producer Shabinaa Khan has been rubbing people the wrong way. It is being said that Wasiq  Khan, the art director in her film Gabbar, has quit the project due to irreconcilable differences.

What makes this news more interesting is the fact that he is not the only one to have had problems with Shabinaa.

Within a week of the film going on the floors, this Akshay Kumar-Shruti Hassan starrer, which is being produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Sanjay Leela Bhansali along with Shabinaa, tasted controversy: sources said that five crew members walked out of the film, owing to her short temper and high- handedness.
Then there was news about Shraddha Kapoor being asked to opt out of Gabbar as the actress didn’t have dates to spare.

A source says, “A lot of crew members have quit the film because of Shabinaa Khan. And this time around, she didn’t ask them to leave; they quit on their own because they couldn’t deal with her acid tongue anymore. She is known to insult people on the sets and this isn’t the first time she’s facing such problems — she had people walking out during the making of Rowdy Rathore as well.”

When contacted, Wasik said that he has opted out of the film due to personal reasons. “Shabinaa and I are like family – it’s just that I had to come to Delhi for some personal work and that's why I am no longer doing the film. I have recommended some names to them,” he said.

Shabinaa Khan echoed his statement. “There’s no truth to this. Wasiq had to rush to Delhi and take a month off, so he is not able to do the film,” she said.

But our source maintains that this is not the case. “A lot of people on the sets are scared of her because of the way she treats people.”