No Buyers For Alok Nath's Main Bhi, Courtesy Rape Charges On The Actor
The producer of Main Bhi is going through a tough time as distributors are not ready to buy the film because of rape accused Alok Nath, who plays a judge in the film, condemning sexual harassment
Bollywood’s
sanskaari babuji Alok Nath was accused of rape by a TV show writer Vinta Nanda,
last year in October. Later, a case was registered against him. A few months
after being accused of rape, reports suggested that Alok Nath will be seen
playing a judge who condemns sexual harassment in his next, Main Bhi, a film
that revolves around #MeToo.
But now,
according to a latest report in Mumbai Mirror, the producer of Main Bhi, Imran
Khan, is paying a heavy price for casting Alok Nath in the film. Reportedly,
the distributors are not ready to buy the film because it has the rape accused,
Alok Nath.
The Main Bhi
producer told Mumbai Mirror, “We wrapped up our film last year in July, long
before the allegations against Alok Nath ji were made public and he was banned.
A year ago, any producer would have cast him in such a role. He has worked with
Subhash Ghai, Yash Chopra and Karan Johar, so where have I erred in casting
him? I’ve approached so many distributors and advertisement agencies, but
distributors are not buying my film due to him. It’s injustice to a small
producer like me who in all fairness casted Alok Nath ji at the start of 2018.”
Khan further
added, “We’ve long spoken about girls being abused, but my film is the story of
boys from Bhopal slums who go through similar trauma since their childhood. I
locked the script and registered the title, Main Bhi, long ago.”
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