Farhan Akhtar to be given pink slip on OYE

Farhan Akhtar the current host of chat show Oye! It’s Friday will soon be shown the door, as the show is not having a good run.

Apparently the NDTV Imagine bosses are keen to replace Farhan, their first choice was coffee man Karan Johar who turned down the offer because of his directorial commitments.

A source says, “It’s a new format and it’s Farhan’s first time on TV, so we expected it to pick up slowly but it doesn’t seem to be working.”

The production house also blames Farhan’s non-availability of dates for shooting, “The production people have to constantly keep running after him to secure dates. There’s an understanding that he won’t be able to shoot when he has to promote his films or work on new projects.”

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