Now, we bring you the second reason.
Salman, while getting on board to do Shuddhi, had asked Karan to cough up Rs 45 crore as his upfront payment. But it does not end there. Salman also wanted a 17-30% share of the profits, subject to realisation. And since it's a Salman film, you know that the profits would be a massive amount. This conversation happened around June-July last year while Salman was promoting Kick. When Karan went to his CFO he realised that while 45 crore might be possible the profit sharing arrangement would bleed Karan's company Dharma.
Cut to a few months later when Karan visited Salman at his home during his court hearings. Karan once again broached the subject of Shuddhi and that's when Salman lost his cool.
A source says, "Salman told him that he should forget the film as he would never be able to match his monetary demands."
And that's how Salman put an end to his association with Shuddhi. That Karan didn't forget the film and signed Varun Dhawan is another story.