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Kangna Ranaut plays 'Knockout' Peacemaker

Seems like producer-director Hema Malini has set a trend. Recently, the Sanjay Dutt-Kangna Ranaut starrer Knockout ran into trouble. The film’s producer Sohail Maklai and director Mani Shankar are at loggerheads with each other over creative differences.

Power equations have now changed to such an extent that there is no scope for an amicable discussion between the two. A source says, “There are serious creative differences between the producer and the director of the film. Presently, Sohail and Mani are not even on talking terms.”

Though work on the film started well, the latter half of the shooting schedules saw a lot of arguments between Sohail and Mani. Apparently, the film expenditure kept multiplying with time and as a result, the budget limits collapsed. This irked Sohail.

But surprisingly, Mani has decided to be absent at the final edit sessions of the film, which are currently in progress. The source adds, “Mani is in Hyderabad and Sohail in Mumbai. Sohail and his team have taken charge at the editing table.

And guess who is trying to build bridges? Kangna Ranaut. The actress has been making incessant calls to both Sohail and Mani, urging them to resolve their differences for the sake of the film.

The source adds, “Knockout is very close to Kangna’s heart. This will be her second action thriller after Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai. She believes that the director’s inputs are crucial in every aspect of the film.”

Sohail however refuses to admit the story and says, “No, this is not true but you can check with Mani.”

And turns out, Mani wants to second Sohail on this matter. Did we do the needful Kangna? He says, “There are no differences between us. We always worked as one team and I’m very much on the final edit.” However, an insider from the film’s unit confirmed the story.