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Aamir Khan reportedly wanted a trailer of Rajneeti to be withdrawn from 3 Idiots showings.

The political drama starring Katrina Kaif is said to have excited audiences more than Khan's comedy.

Mumbai Mirror alleged that Khan may have been behind the request made by producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra to remove the trailers from prints.

A source told the newspaper: "This decision came in the wake of a private screening of 3 Idiots held recently. Everybody who saw the film spoke very highly about the trailer of Raajneeti and felt that it would be a very strong film.

"This set Vidhu's mind ticking and he decided that he would rather do away with the trailer than have people distracted from 3 Idiots."

Rajneeti director Prakash Jha confirmed the news, but added that prints had already been sent abroad and the trailer could only be removed from Indian screenings.

Katrina Switches off

Actress Genelia D'Souza and the makers of 'Big Switch' hoped to add more glam by roping in Katrina Kaif for their slum clean-up drive.

But sick Kat opted out! Kat's been unwell and switched off her mobile as well. Kat's illness had kept them on tenterhooks, but she hadn't called it off till the last moment.

Her manager told the show organizers that she was off on the last day. So it came to some small time celebrities like Narayani Shastri and Shonali Nagrani who were thought of as last moment fillers and drafted in. Earlier John Abraham too has been on the show when he helped out one contestant Natasha Suri as well.