It is impossible to catch the "DON"

Getting combined dates from Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan can be quite an impossible task, it's driving Bhootnath producer Ravi Chopra crazy!

There seem to be no sign of a thaw in the cold war between Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan. The latest to be affected by the not-so-cordial relationship between the two bigwigs of Bollywood is producer Ravi Chopra. The expensive sets of Chopra's Bhootnath, at Mehboob Studios, have been ready for months but are lying unused as SRK and Bachchan are both unavailable for shooting together.

Apparently, Ravi Chopra got dates from Amitabh Bachchan to shoot on the day of the music launch of Shah Rukh Khan's Om Shanti Om. However, a cancellation was made at the last minute.

News of the cold war between senior Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan has been doing rounds for a long time but neither has openly admitted it. An industry source says, "Combined dates of Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan don't seem to be working out. When SRK gives his dates, Amitabh Bachchan is not available and vice versa. It is very obvious that both are not very keen to work together and are just trying their best to avoid coming face-to-face with each other."

Both actors have already shot for scenes for the film. "Both of them have shot their individual scenes and the film is almost 85 per cent complete. This schedule has to be completed before the entire unit leaves for the outdoor shoots to Goa for song picturisation which is scheduled in the second week of October," says the source.

There are certain requirements that have to be made on the indoor set at Mehboob Studios. Depending on the dates from the two stars the producers can make the technical arrangements before the shoot.

When contacted Ravi Chopra, he says diplomatically, "We have got some dates and we will start shooting at the Mehboob Studios sets from October 1-10."

Kunal M Shah & Bharati Dubey, MumbaiMirror