Updated November 4th, 2019 at 18:28 IST
Kaabil director Sanjay Gupta alleges threat by neta on Mumbai Saga set
Kaabil director Sanjay Gupta took to his Twitter handle to share an uncomfortable experience of being threatened by a political leader on Mumbai Saga sets.
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Sanjay Gupta, filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter who is known for his blockbuster films like 'Kaante', 'Kaabil' and more, took to his Twitter handle to share a rather uncomfortable experience from his next film 'Mumbai Saga' sets. In a series of three tweets, Gupta alleged that a 'goon', a 'political leader' with cronies from his party, came on his sets to disrupt the shoot and demand the share. Not revealing the politcal leader's name or the location, Gupta explained how the 'neta' made 'rediculous' demands like photo op with stars. When they refused, local cops came down to shut the shoot. He concluded by saying that fortunately they were done filming the main scene. Gupta also said that he will never shoot in that place again.
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In the 80's & early 90's when we shot outside city limits invariably the local Dada, Bhai or goon would land up, disrupt shoot & demand his share. Same thing happened today on location of #MumbaiSaga only this time the goon was a political leader with cronies from his party. 1/1
— Sanjay Gupta (@_SanjayGupta)
We refused to give in to his ridiculous demands which included that he should break the coconut before we start shooting, photo op with the stars & eventually cash payment for his 'permission'. We refused & a few hours later the local cops arrived to shut us down. 2/1
— Sanjay Gupta (@_SanjayGupta)
3/1 Fortunately for us we had finished filming the main scene. We had around 450 Jr Artists & a crew of 250 plus. Can you imagine the loss we would have to face had we not finished in time? We packed up, cut our losses & left. Don't think I'll ever shoot in that place again. Sad!
— Sanjay Gupta (@_SanjayGupta)
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Sanjay Gupta's 'Mumbai Saga' to release in June 2020
Gangster drama Mumbai Saga, written and directed by Sanjay Gupta, will hit the theatres on June 19, 2020. Set in the 1980s-'90s, the film revolves around all that went into transforming Bombay into Mumbai. The movies features John Abraham, Emraan Hashmi, Suniel Shetty, Amol Gupte, Prateik Babbar, Gulshan Grover and Rohit Roy. The project is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Anuradha Gupta and Sangeeta Ahir.
Sanjay Gupta gifts John Abraham an Isuzu D-Max pickup truck
(WITH PTI INPUTS)
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Published November 4th, 2019 at 18:17 IST