Mani Shankar 'puts Khan in his place'

Mani Shankar told Irrfan Khan that he would not change the script of Knock Out despite the actor's reservations, according to Real Bollywood.

The director admitted that he and Khan had not seen eye-to-eye on the script but claimed that they had patched up their differences.

Earlier reports suggested that Khan was unhappy with his role because he wanted to do more fight scenes and stunts.

"Irrfan had reservations about his role from the start," a source claimed. "When he expressed these reservations to the director Mani Shankar, Mani made it clear that no changes would be made. Irrfan plays an investment banker. How could he turn into a fighter beating up goons and shooting down villains in a true filmy hero style?"

Shankar said: "I'm really not allowed to give out anything. Irrfan has a fabulous role. Yes, initially he did have some reservations. But we sorted them out. Now he has his own space in the narrative, no doubt about it."