Amitabh, Shah Rukh, Hrithik to face camera together

Komal Nahta

With just a week to go before Karan Johar's second venture, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham, goes on the floors, the hot-shot young director zipped off to Shirdi on Tuesday morning to seek Sai Baba's blessings.

Could it be because the three heroes -- Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan -- will face the camera in the first schedule itself? KKKG will take exactly a year to complete and, like his debut film, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Karan has decided on its release date even before the film rolls. KKKG will hit the screens on Diwali 2001.

In the meantime, papa Yash is grappling with rumours that he is richer by Rs 35 crores to Rs 40 crores (Rs 350 million to Rs 400 million) -- that being the price he has supposedly been paid for the film's music and its overseas and satellite rights. But Johar Sr denies all this talk as humbug. "I've not yet clinched the deal for a single territory. How can I, when I'm not even sure how much the film is going to cost to make?"