After making a great comeback and making all the right political moves, turning down the offer for chairing the PPP and running for PM, making the right statements and bridging the Sindhi-Punjabi divide, Mr Zardari has proved once again that he is a man of steel resolve by shooting down a Bollywood proposal to make a film on his late wife, Benazir Bhutto.

The film was supposed to be co-produced by filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and Karachi-based Skies Unlimited Films with veteran actress Shabana Azmi playing Bhutto. Bhatt, who was waiting to get the nod from Bhutto's family, was reportedly banking on Naheed Khan, the late premier's close aide, to get his proposal cleared. He planned to base the film on the revised edition of Bhutto's book Daughter of the East and wanted to sign a formal contract with Zardari for the movie rights of the book. Bhatt was sure Naheed could get the clearance for him which, unfortunately for them both, did not fall through. Her husband and PPP senator Safdar Abbasi too could not convince Zardari.