Abhishek Banerjee, presently basking within the success of his current releases Stree 2 and Vedaa, has discovered himself on the heart of an argument involving Dharma Productions. The actor, who co-owns a casting company together with his enterprise associate Anmol Ahuja, has addressed the difficulty in a press release clarifying a miscommunication that led to a stir.
Abhishek Banerjee clarifies about dropping out on Agneepath remake controversy: “I’ve not accused or urged any wrongdoing on the a part of Dharma Productions”
The controversy erupted when Banerjee shared an anecdote about being faraway from the casting strategy of the 2012 movie Agneepath. In a current interview, he talked about that he and his associate had been younger and inexperienced on the time and could not align with the imaginative and prescient of director Karan Malhotra. This assertion was misinterpreted by some as an accusation in opposition to Dharma Productions. Speaking about the identical to Free Press Journal, Abhishek stated, “Dharma ke dawaze humare liye humesha ke liye band ho gaye the (The doorways for Dharma had shut endlessly). Hua ye tha Hrithik wali Agneepath mai nikal diya tha unhone (It so occurred that that they had eliminated me from the Hrithik starrer Agneepath). There was a cause for it, Karan sir was there, and we had been children at the moment, 32-33 years previous. Piyush Mishra really useful our title to Karan Johar.”
Revealing additional particulars on what occurred, Abhishek continued, “It was a Dharma movie, earlier than that I did The Soiled Image. It was a giant movie, and I used to be on cloud 9 once I acquired a Dharma movie. The casting started and we had been at the moment, Anurag Kashyap sort Gangs of Wasseypur’s characters. They wished to forged villains in Agneepath, and we had been there nevertheless it didn’t swimsuit them. Karan Johar ko laga inko thodi khada karunga mein Hrithik ke samne (how can we make them stand in opposition to somebody like Hrithik Roshan). They wished some sort of presence.”
To clear the air, Banerjee issued a press release on Monday, August 19, expressing his deep respect for Dharma Productions and Karan Johar. He emphasised that he by no means meant to painting the state of affairs negatively and that the choice to take away his casting company was made by the director’s workforce. He additionally highlighted that he and his firm have labored on a number of profitable tasks with Dharma put up Agneepath, together with Okay Jaanu, Scholar of the Yr 2, Kalank, and extra just lately, Kill and Gyaarah Gyaarah.
He stated, “This week I’ve been blessed ???? with two releases and one controversy. I have been studying and listening to a whole lot of studies about Dharma Productions supposedly firing my firm, Casting Bay, throughout the casting strategy of Agneepath (2012). Sadly, this case has been utterly misrepresented as accusatory on our half. In a podcast/interview, I had acknowledged the rationale for our dismissal, acknowledging that we had been unable to align with the imaginative and prescient of director Karan Malhotra for Agneepath. I additionally emphasised that Anmol and I had been fairly younger on the time, round 20 to 23 years previous, with little to no expertise in casting for a serious business movie, which maybe led to us misinterpreting Mr. Malhotra’s necessities for the venture.”
“I’ve not accused or urged any wrongdoing on the a part of Dharma Productions. In reality, I’ve deep respect for Dharma Productions and Karan Johar,” Banerjee stated in his assertion. “I by no means talked about Karan Johar in relation to our dismissal, but some studies falsely declare that he was the one who fired us. The choice was truly made by Mr. Malhotra’s workforce, and I accepted our errors.”
Banerjee’s intention behind sharing the story was to encourage younger folks, emphasizing that setbacks could be overcome. He expressed gratitude in direction of Dharma for his or her continued assist and collaboration. “I shared this story to encourage younger people who even should you fail or hit a roadblock, you may at all times bounce again, as we did. We went on to work on a number of tasks with Dharma, beginning with Okay Jaanu, Scholar of the Yr 2, Kalank and up to date releases like – Kill and Gyaarah Gyaarah. Moreover, Dharma even forged me as an actor in Ajeeb Daastaans. Dharma has at all times been excellent to me and to my firm, Casting Bay. It’s a relationship we worth and nurture. PS: I’m not placing this out for the hamper,” the actor concluded.
In public curiosity !! pic.twitter.com/tPEOOgHE2D
— Abhishek Banerjee (@nowitsabhi) August 19, 2024
In the meantime, Abhishek Banerjee is presently seen in two movies in cinemas – Stree 2 and Vedaa.
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