/> The abrupt departure of Bipasha Basu from Kashmir followed by the entire Lamhaa team's exeunt from the Valley in a huff to Manali has hit the J & K hard.

Says a source, "It's bad news for Kashmiri tourism. They now want to damage control and have asked producer Bunty Walia, director Rahul Dholakia, Sanjay Dutt and the Lamhaa crew to return to the Valley.

In fact they want that Walia should return and reshoot the action scenes that they're currently shooting with Dutt in Manali with the assurance that this time the security bandobast would be impeccable.

They're going to put the SSP, which is really respected revered rank in the J & K police force, on the job when Walia returns with his crew in January 2008."

While Walia is happy with the assurance and more than willing to return to the Valley with his crew he's more than happy with what's being shot in Manali at the moment.

In the past one week Dutt has been shooting action sequences for Lamhaa on the roads of Manali. The J & K government has panicked after the Lamhaa unit's departure and has asked for the unit's security to be beefed up when it returns in January.

Says a source, "The J & K government isn't too happy with the way the shooting had to be shifted from Kashmir to Manali. It sends out the wrong signals about security in the Valley."

Shrugs producer Walia, "There's very little I can do about it at this moment. We'll pass off Manali as Kashmir. That's why we're shooting only the action scenes in Manali, and that too only on the roads which would be easier to camouflage and blend with Kashmir."

The shooting in Manali is progressing rapidly thanks to Dutt's quick-take approach.

"We're able to wrap up much before lights fade because Sanjay is a one-take actor, " says Walia.