Buzz: Big Bollywood Sequel Loses Top Director

The hunt for the next captain of “Khalnayak 2” is turning out to be as dramatic as the film itself. After Subhash Ghai confirmed that… After Subhash Ghai confirmed that he would not direct “Khalnayak Returns,” reports suggested that Sanjay Dutt personally approached Rajkumar Santoshi to take over the project. According to a source, Sanjay felt that Rajkumar Santoshi had a strong understanding of commercial cinema and could do justice to the sequel. The actor also reportedly believed it would be exciting to finally collaborate with Santoshi on a film. Rajkumar Santoshi is said to have politely declined the offer as he is currently busy with “Lahore 1947,” starring Sunny Deol. He also has other scripts in development for Sunny Deol and Aamir Khan. With Santoshi out of the race, the director’s chair for “Khalnayak 2” remains vacant for now.