The abrupt exit of Salman Khan’s brother-in-law from the Salman starrer Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali(apparently the title is now being changed) has shocked all of Salman’s close friends.

One of them on condition of anonymity, reveals, “I don’t know if Aayush Sharma left the project, or he was asked to leave. There are rumours that Aayush was not happy with his role. It seems really far-fetched that he would walk out of his brother-in-law’s film after the way Salman has nurtured Aayush career.”

The friend reveals that not only did Salman launch Aayush in Loveratri , for Antim: The Final Truth , Aayush’s sophomore starrer, Salman approached Shah Rukh Khan.

“For the role of the Sardar cop that Salman eventually played, Salman wanted Shah Rukh Khan.He personally offered the role to Shah Rukh, and also urged him to do it.Salman has never before requested anyone personally to do a role for his family’s sake, let alone his own sake,” says the friend.

That Shah Rukh Khan couldn’t do Antim is another matter. And Salman had to step in to do the needful.