Celina's Holi-day

The actress skipped the shooting of Money Hai To Honey Hai after her Holi celebrations

An overdose of Holi revelry made Celina Jaitly pull a no-show at the shoot of Money Hain To Honey Hai much to the chagrin of producer Kumar Mangat. It is rumoured that the actress had one too many glasses of bhang and as a result was unable to face the camera.

The shoot for the film’s promos and the title track was fixed for Saturday evening at Filmistan Studios. Except for Govinda (who had already shot two days earlier as he was travelling) the rest of the cast members were present.

Says an onlooker, “Everyone was ready for the shoot and were waiting for Celina to arrive. But she did not turn up and instead, called up to say that she had to rush to New Delhi for some work. But the fact was that she was at home, sleeping.”

As a result, the shoot continued without her but the film’s makers were furious about her no-show. Adds a unitwala, “It was clear that Kumar Mangat was agitated about her not coming and it was decided that she would not be included in the promo shoot. The entire unit was buzzing why Celina had not turned up for the shoot.”

Directed by Ganesh Acharya, the film’s cast also includes Manoj Bajpai, Upen Patel, Aftab Shivdasani and Hansikaa.

Surprisingly, Mangat plays safe. He claims, “Celina did not turn up at the shoot as she was not required. We had already shot with her a few days earlier so there is no question of her being there.”

He further adds, “The unit folk who are talking about this need to learn to do their jobs first. I was present with Celina and several other actors at a Holi bash in Versova till 3 pm. After that I left for home and went to sleep. So I was completely unaware of what was happening at the shoot.”

Celina was spotted at a Holi bash at Dariya Mahal at Versova after which she attended Sanjay Gupta’s Holi event at his home. Says an onlooker, “Celina appeared totally sozzled, she could barely walk straight.”

Even before we could check with Celina for her version, a call from Mangat’s Big Screen Entertainment claimed that Celina is very upset with the report and it was untrue! All that we can tell her is bura na maano Holi hai!

Shaheen Parkar, Mid-Day