Actor Zayed Khan has walked out on director Apoorva Lakhia. The actor who had worked in the latter's last film, Mission Istaanbul, and was scheduled to work in his next, has reportedly declined to do so.

One remembers how angry Viveik Oberoi was with the producers and director of Mission Istaanbul for pushing Zayed in the promotions and also, giving him more to do in the film. And it is true. Lakhia and Zayed appeared in interviews together as well in the pre release publicity for the film. Lakhia had even promised Zayed a role in his next film, called Chaddi Buddee. But it seems that the director was screening other actors like Ranbir Kapoor and Imran Khan for the role as. When Zayed got to hear about it, he is believed to have walked out of the project. The film is to be produced by Sohail Maklai. According to the buzz, the director and the producer have been hunting for the location in South Africa at the expense of Sa Re Ga Ma Films, the ones financing the film. The script itself is not in place at the moment. As for Zayed, it seems that he found out that Lakhia was looking at other actors for the same role. When he confronted him about it, the director denied the reports. But that was not enough for Zayed, who refused to do the film.