Malaika Arora Cancels Australia Event At The Last Minute; Here's Why!

Headlining international shows may be a popular practice among Bollywood stars, but it comes with its share of troubles. mid-day had earlier reported about the Toronto leg of Salman Khan's Da-Bangg The Tour Reloaded being plagued with double-selling of tickets. Now, we hear Malaika Arora, fondly called Malla by friends, who had an event lined up in Australia last week, was compelled to cancel her appearance at the last minute over differences with the organisers.

Scheduled to perform at a fashion event, organised by Elite Vin Productions and Friends India Entertainment (FIE), in Victoria on July 15, Arora was to fly down to Australia on Wednesday. A source revealed, "Passes for the VVIP, VIP, Gold and Silver tables of the Denim & Diamonds event were already sold. While she was set for the performance till Tuesday, she called it off the next day, few minutes before she was to board the flight. The organisers had promised to pay her the full amount before Wednesday. Since they did not honour their commitment, Malaika declined to go. It was a fair and professional call taken by her."

When Media reached out to Vikas Paul of FIE, he clammed up, choosing to only say, "The event got cancelled due to various reasons. There was no issue from the celebrity's [Malaika] end. It's just bad luck and we will plan the event again soon." When asked if a monetary dispute had compelled her to back out, Arora said, "Yes, there was some misunderstanding, but it has been ironed out, and the event has been rescheduled."