Farhan Akhtar To Be Fired Off As The Host Of ‘Oye It’s Friday’

Though Farhan Akhtar has had a big impact on silver screen but the story is not the same when it comes to television’s chat show, Oye! It’s Friday which never got the kind of response the channel, NDTV Imagine, expected from it. The show was a non-starter, and hasn’t picked up even after six episodes.

Sources reveal the channel is contemplating replacing Farhan as the host. Even though none of the officials are willing to go on reccord, they have been talking to people in the business. One of the persons they approached was Karan Johar, who turned it down, as he is busy shooting for his film in LA. Also, Karan and Farhan are friends and it would have been weird for him to replace the latter.

Despite having big celebrities like Shah Rukh, Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Hrithik Roshan, the show hasn’t delivered as expected. A source from the show says, “It’s a new format and it’s Farhan’s first time on TV, so we expected it to pick up slowly but it doesn’t seem to be working.” Source