'Luck', in fact, happened mainly because of Sanjay. He was the first to sign on. The others followed. Initially, Sanjay's role in 'Luck' was supposed to be a cameo, but Shah insisted on turning it into a full-fledged role and adding a song for Sanjay, much to the annoyance of other prominent members of the cast.

The young director, isolated by his failure and smarting under the blow that was 'Luck', has now been packed off to New Zealand to write the script.

Speaking on behalf of Sanjay, his business manager Dharam Oberoi said: 'Soham is definitely directing a film for us. I'll make sure of it. And so what if he sacked my daughter Neha to sign Shruti Haasan for 'Luck'? Soham has learnt the hard way who his friends are.'