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Ajay Devgn’s Son of Sardaar 2 is currently being shot in the UK and after Sanjay Dutt’s exit from the film, actor Vijay Raaz has been fired from the movie. As per producer Kumar Mangat, Vijay has been removed from the film for “rude behaviour”, “lack of co-operation” and “never-ending demands.”
Mangat told Pinkvilla that Raaz was allegedly being very difficult with the producers and the crew of Son of Sardaar 2. “Yes, its true that we have removed Vijay Raaz from the film because of his behaviour on the sets”, he said. The producer alleged that Vijay demanded a big room, and demanded that his spot boy be paid Rs 20,000. “He demanded for bigger rooms, vanity van and also overcharged us for the spot boys. His spot boy was being paid Rs 20,000 per night which is more than any big actor. UK is an expensive place, and everyone got standard rooms during the shoot, but he demanded premium suites. When we tried explaining the costing scenario to him, he refused to understand and spoke rudely. His constant response was, ‘You were the ones who approached me, I didn’t come to you asking for work’. His behaviour kept getting worse. He demanded two cars for a three-person staff to travel,” Mangat claimed.
However, Vijay Raaz has a different story to tell. He claimed he was removed from the film because he didn’t greet Ajay Devgn on set on the first day. He said, “I reached the location before time where actors Ravi Kishan, Executive Producer Ashish, producer Kumar Mangat and filmmaker Vijay Arora came to meet me. I stepped out of the van, and spotted Ajay Devgn, who was standing about 25 metres away from me. I didn’t greet him as he was busy. Twenty five minutes later, Mr Mangat came to me and said, ‘You can leave the film, we are removing you’.” When asked about his demand for a bigger room, Vijay said that he needs some space to practice Yoga in the morning. He questioned, “26 years in the industry, can’t I make this demand?”
He added, “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.”
Kumar Mangat denied Vijay’s claims of being fired because of not greeting Ajay Devgn (who is also producing the film). “We suffered a loss of at-least two crore for removing Viay Raaz. We would not take such drastic step for such small matters. His behaviour was a major area of concern,” he insisted.
Mangat then said that one person from Vijay Raaz’s team was accused of sexual harassment by one of the employees of the hotel. “Imagine working with such a demon in the team. We got an official e-mail from the hotel. Strict action will be taken against all offenders. As I said, we are happy to disassociate with Vijay Raaz and we don’t wish to work with such a person,” he said. However, Vijay claimed that the producer was mixing up two different stories. He said, “There is a difference of at least 10 hours between the two episodes. I was removed from the film on August 4 at 2 pm and the episode at the hotel took place at 11 pm on the same day. I have nothing to do with it. I am no longer working with the spot boy.”
Son of Sardaar 2 is the sequel to the Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, and Sonakshi Sinha-starrer 2012 comedy drama. The film, directed by Ashwini Dhir, was a success at the box office. The sequel of the film will star Mrunal Thakur opposite Ajay Devgn. Ravi Kishan will play the character initially given to Sanjay Dutt. Vijay Raaz was last seen in the Kartik Aaryan-starrer Chandu Champion. Sanjay Mishra has replaced Vijay Raaz in the film.
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