Surprisingly, Dixit we hear, agrees with her husband.
According to a source, the actress has been avoiding Rikku,
refusing to answer his calls even.
That isn't reason for an animosity build-up, though. On
Rikku's 60th birthday last November, the actress co-organised
a party together with his children Shaina, Karannath and
Dakshina, and former actress Namrata Shirodkar whose account
Rikku had once handled.
Six years ago, when she was planning a comeback in Bollywood,
she had planned to do it with a film her manager had planned
to produce. "She respects him just as much as she once did.
And it's not about his fees either. Times have changed, and
the biggest stars are now being managed by professional
agencies. Even the likes of Karan Johar and Farhan Akhtar,
whose productions firms Dharma Productions and Excel
Entertainment respectively, are mentoring new talent and
managing their careers.
Dixit has always maintained that Rikku has played a
significant role in her professional success.
"It is great to have someone take care of your dates, fix
appointments with directors and producers, and everyone who
wants to meet you. It is difficult for an actor to keep track
of everything that's going on," she is said to have told
journalists.
Rikku is also said to have micromanaged Dixit's affairs,
"deciding on the costumes, telling her if her make-up is
right or wrong, and getting the best for her."
