Alia Bhatt’s newest cinematic endeavour, Jigra, has been embroiled in controversy since its October 11 launch. Whereas the movie obtained blended opinions from critics, it has additionally confronted accusations from each inside and out of doors the business. First, actor Divya Khossla publicly accused Bhatt of manipulating field workplace figures for Jigra. Whereas Bhatt remained silent, her co-producer, Karan Johar, responded with a cryptic message on social media. Khossla, nonetheless, doubled down on her allegations, suggesting that reality typically offends those that oppose it. Now, a brand new accusation has surfaced from an sudden supply: a Manipur-based actor named Bijou Thaangjam.
Alia Bhatt’s Jigra Row: Manipur-based actor Bijou Thaangjam accuses makers of ‘unprofessional’ behaviour: “I’d misplaced out on different initiatives as a result of I used to be sitting round, ready for them to offer me the go-ahead”
Thaangjam claims that the makers of Jigra handled him and different actors from the Northeast with an absence of professionalism through the casting course of. He wrote within the caption, “I’m not scripting this with any agenda or accusations. I simply need to share the fact of how actors like me from the Northeast are sometimes handled by large manufacturing homes. Hopefully, this sheds some gentle on what we face.”
In a social media publish, Thaangjam shared his expertise of being initially thought-about for a job within the movie. He described how he auditioned a number of occasions and was promised a job in December. Nevertheless, regardless of repeated makes an attempt to safe agency dates, Thaangjam was left at nighttime for the complete month. He claimed that this uncertainty led him to say no different initiatives, solely to be in the end ignored by the Jigra staff. The assertion shared by Bijou learn, “I’m not right here to leap on the bandwagon on the Jigra controversy over the alleged copying of Divya Khossla Kumar’s Savi, however I have been conserving my very own expertise with the Jigra staff below wraps for some time, and possibly it is time to communicate up. Again in 2023, I used to be approached by their casting staff to audition for a job. I despatched my tapes twice over the span of 4 months, enjoying together with their timeline. By the top of November, they instructed me I might be taking pictures in December — incredible, proper? Besides they by no means gave me any agency shoot dates. Nonetheless, they booked me for the complete month of December, anticipating that I might be able to shoot for them at any second. As somebody primarily based in Imphal, Manipur, I made it very clear from the beginning that journey preparations would should be made, however that did not appear to matter.”
I’m not scripting this with any agenda or accusations. I simply need to share the fact of how actors like me from the Northeast are sometimes handled by large manufacturing homes. Hopefully, this sheds some gentle on what we face. #Jigra #JigraMovie #AliaBhatt #DivyaKhosla #VasanBala pic.twitter.com/zZBZjxOz6k
— Bijou ThaangJam (@BijouThaangjam) October 13, 2024
He added, “All through the month, I used to be left at nighttime, speaking with the casting staff however receiving no actual updates on after I’d truly be wanted. The final message I obtained was on December twenty sixth, stating ‘Ready for a revert’, and after that — full silence. In the meantime, I might misplaced out on different initiatives as a result of I used to be sitting round, ready for them to offer me the go-ahead. However in fact, that by no means got here.”
“I perceive how large manufacturing homes function. The director is undeniably gifted, however the way in which they dealt with this whole scenario was deeply unprofessional. For actors like me from the Northeast, it felt notably dismissive, nearly discriminatory. My time was wasted, and I missed out on different alternatives simply because they anticipated I might be out there at a second’s discover. I’m not scripting this with any agenda or accusations. I simply need to share the fact of how actors like me from the Northeast are sometimes handled by large manufacturing homes. Hopefully, this sheds some gentle on what we face,” he concluded his publish.
Jigra, directed by Vasan Bala, launched on October 11. The movie additionally stars Vedang Raina and Manoj Pahwa.
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