Recently, Imran Khan accused filmmaker, Vishal Bhardwaj for dishonest casting in the 2013 film, 'Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola'.
Imran Khan is one of the most loved actors, who left Bollywood after giving several hit romantic films. However, the actor is all set to make a powerful comeback in Happy Patel, directed by Vir Das. Well, as his comeback is making rounds on social media, Imran Khan has opened up about his working experience with Vishal Bhardwaj and made a serious revelation against him.
Recently, Imran Khan, who is all set to make a comeback with the film, Happy Patel, had a candid conversation during Unfiltered by Samdish. In the same, the actor shared that the first choice for the 2013 film was Ajay Devgn and when he backed out, Vishal went with Imran Khan. The Delhi Belly actor was quoted as saying:
"Somewhere during that (preparation) stage, he (Ajay Devgn) backed out. Vishal was very excited about the project as it was a passion project for him. I was coming off a couple of hits like Delhi Belly and Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, so he cast me not because I was the perfect actor for the part, but because with me attached, he could get a certain budget to make the film."
During the same interview, Imran Khan continued to mention that after Ajay Devgn left the film, the director of Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola did casting based on budget and not talent. Imran revealed the dark side of casting and shared that filmmakers usually cast actors after thinking of the pay that they will take. In his words:
"The approach to casting is all based on budget. It has nothing to do with the actor. Nobody cares whether you’re the right actor for the role. They’re just thinking, ‘How much money can I get with him?’ That’s how I ended up being cast in Matru. On my back, they could get an X amount of money. As an actor, you get excited thinking, ‘Vishal Bhardwaj is calling me.’ It feels daunting and challenging, but you think you’ll give it your best."
Imran Khan further accused Vishal Bhardwaj and shared that the filmmaker only chose him for dishonest reasons and not because of his talent. He also recalled the working experience and mentioned that there was no bond between him and Vishal throughout the film. Vishal only used to say ‘action’ and ‘cut’. The Mere Brother Ki Dulhan actor shared:
"This is my extra psychoanalysis and perspective… I believe he cast me for a dishonest reason, not a truthful creative one. And once it was done, I think he felt a kind of creative dishonesty, that he had made a choice he didn’t fully believe in. I could feel that from the very first day of the shoot. He never said anything beyond ‘action’ and ‘cut’ to me. There was no bond. It was the most lonely film I have ever made. He left me with ‘jo karna hai karo’."
Imran Khan was once the most talked-about and much-loved actor in Bollywood. He is the nephew of filmmaker, Mansoor Khan and cousin of Aamir Khan. Over his long and beautiful career, he worked in films like I Hate Luv Storys, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola, Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara!, Gori Tere Pyaar Mein, Katti Batti and more. However after Katti Batti, Imran took a break from acting because of multiple reasons.
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