The actor is still embroiled in the 14-year-old black buck shooting case, but the latest court order may come as a relief to Sajid Nadiadwala who is making his directorial debut with Kick.
Nadiadwala, along with the cast and crew of the film, had camped in Glasgow for three weeks waiting for Salman to arrive. But he was grounded in Mumbai.
The producer-turned-director's troubles did not end there. The film's second schedule, to be shot in an elaborate set in ND Studio in Karjat, has also created conflict between Nadiadwala and the Film Studio Setting and Allied Mazdoor Union.
Cheered by the latest legal development, Nadiadwala told Mirror that he can now plan a foreign shoot with Salman.
"Travelling abroad with Salman was always on top of my list and now with the court giving him the goahead, I'm sure it will happen this time too," asserted a jubilant Nadiadwala.
MEANWHILE...
Kick is currently at the centre of a conflict between Indian Film And Television Producer's Council (IFTPC) and the Mazdoor Union after workers on the film's elaborate Karjat set demanded pay for one-and-a-half shifts, claiming that the location is outside of Mumbai's city limits andso their remuneration should be upped.
As the conflict escalated, the Union stopped work on the sets of the film which led to Nadiadwala, the president of the IFTPC, sending a stern letter to the Union stating, "With no option left with us, our producer-members to make alternate arrangements to source workers for their requirements of service, since it is inevitably essential for completion of all ongoing work for Films and Television.''
Nadiadwala told this newspaper that though he is hopeful of reconciling with the Mazdoor Union, he has already started shooting bit parts of Kick with a skeletal crew in Karjat where Delhi has been recreated.
"I start shooting with Salman on November 21 and I am hopeful that the issue will be resolved," said Nadiadwala.
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