Son Of Sardaar 2: Vijay Raaz Says He Was Thrown Out Of Ajay Devgn Starrer For Not 'Greeting' Him

Son Of Sadaar 2 Controversy: Bollywood actor Vijay Raaz has made everyone laugh with his funny roles in films through the decades. However, recently, the actor has been ousted from Ajay Devgn starrer Son Of Sardaar 2 following allegations of misbehaviour and unwarranted demands, costing producers.

Vijay Raaz reacts to allegations of misbehaviour on London set

Vijay Raaz clarified and said in his side of the story in regards to Son of Sardaar 2 controversy, “The only misconduct from my end is, I didn’t greet Mr. Ajay Devgn. I didn’t even meet the crew, and these are the only people I interacted with. I was removed from the film 30 minutes of reaching the sets, as I didn’t greet Ajay Devgn. These are powerful people, and the chatter of misconduct doesn’t arise at all.”

Vijay Raaz shared in his defence, “I was asked to stay in a small room, with no space to move around. I am a person who does Yoga in the morning, and I needed some space in the room. 26 years in the industry, can’t I make this demand?,” he questioned.

War of words with filmmaker Kumar Mangat ensues

However, producer Kumar Mangat insisted that they are content with the decision of removing Vijay Raaz from the film. “Even other actors and I stayed in the same category of room as him which costs Rs. 45,000 for a night and in one of the best hotels, it was very sizable. There is no place for unprofessional behaviour. It’s a good thing that we removed him before the start of shoot, as his presence and behaviour would have created a lot of issues on the set. Ajay Devgn has worked with so many senior actors and such problems never happened.”

He further vented his anger by saying, “Yes, I went to meet him (Vijay) in the vanity van on the day of shoot, but, the demand he made there was the final nail in coffin. He asked us for a vanity similar to Ajay Devgn. Like I said earlier, the demands never ended, and after discussing with Ajay, I removed him from the film. We didn’t remove him for not greeting Ajay Devgn, we have removed him for unreasonable demands and misconduct with the crew. He has now even refused to pay back the advance he has taken.”

Vijay Raaz’s controversy on the sets of Sherni

This is not the first time when Vijay Raaz is in the news for allegations of misbehaviour on film sets. The Dhamaal actor was reportedly arrested for allegedly molesting a female crew member on the sets of Vidya Balan starrer Sherni.

For the unversed, the incident took place on the sets of film while it was being shot in Madhya Pradesh. A case was even registered with the Gondia police. Vijay was arrested and granted bail on the same day.

As per the reports of Mid-day, the incident happened in full view of 30 member team on the sets. A female crew member was sitting when Vijay Raaz yanked her arm to call for her attention. She lost her temper as this is no way to behave with a female colleague at a workplace, the alleged victim shared. However, contradictory narrative led to him going scot free.