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Karan Johar has denied reports that Short Term Shaadi headlining Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor is an adaptation of the Hollywood film 'What Happens in Vegas.' Photo Credit: Sawf News

September 06, 2010, (Sawf News) - Karan Johar has denied reports that Short Term Shaadi headlining Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor is an adaptation of the Hollywood film 'What Happens in Vegas.'

"The movie is not an adaptation. It is an original story written by the writer of the film and Shakun (Batra) is the director of the film with Imraan and Kareena in it. It is not an adaptation of ' What happens in Vegas,'" Johar told TOI.

The film is scheduled to be shot in Las Vegas starting early October.

Johar, whose recently released film - We Are Family - is an official adaptation of Stepmom, says he is open to more adaptations, but only when there is logic to it.

"Adaptation is a director's prerogative. But it should not be an order of the day or a norm or a herd mentality. If it happens naturally and organically then why not," Johar added.

Johar also rubbished recent press reports that he wants Kareena's makeover in the film to be: size zero, short haircut, and skimpy clothes.

"I have not had any conversation about this with Kareena. This is just taken off and acquired it's own life. She will look the way she does - lovely and beautiful like she is," Johar said.

"I have asked her (Kareena) to throw out all her old clothes and fill her wardrobe with chaddis (shorts) and other skimpy outfits. She has to sport a short haircut and I also want her to try and get herself into a size minus (not a size zero) because she has to match Imran Khan perfectly for my film tentatively titled Short Term Shaadi," Karan Johar was quoted as saying by TOI on August 23.

The yet to be launched film has been in the news for other dubious reasons.

Back in July, when the film was announced, there were reports that Imran had clashed with the director over title of the film. Imran wanted the Short Term Shaadi title to be finalized, but Shakun wasn't too pleased with it.

Later, Johar had clarified that at Dharma Productions they go by what director envisions being right.