Simran Controversy: Director Hansal Mehta Hits Back At Apurva Asrani Who Had Asked Him To Show Some Spine
Hansal Mehta has broken his silence on the raging war of words between Kangana Ranaut and his long time collaborator Apurva Asrani. And he has come out all guns blazing against the latter
Hansal Mehta has finally responded to Apurva Asrani’s allegations that he bent to Kangana Ranaut’s will and usurped his writing credit for Simran.
It all started
with the launch of the poster of Simran where the actress was given a writing
credit. That ticked off the film’s writer Apurva Asrani, who took to Facebook
to lambast Kangana and Hansal.
Asrani had ended his Facebook rant with the line: “I also wish that my dear friend Hansal shows some spine and
either refutes or endorses my story.”
Now Hansal has
responded to his allegations with an open letter that he has posted on Twitter.
Yes I am guilty. Guilty of crediting individuals who contribute to making my films very special to many of us. And.. pic.twitter.com/QCm55uSwyj
— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) May 18, 2017
Hansal captioned
the tweet as: "Yes I am guilty. Guilty of crediting individuals who
contribute to making my films very special to many of us."
The filmmaker
wrote: “My spine is whatever it is, weak or strong, it is only for my film and
nothing else. If I chose to not speak, it is for my film. And when I do speak,
it will be for my film- not driven by blackmail or any noise on social media
where dignity is perceived as weakness and conversation is replaced by
allegations.”
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This latest
development comes just hours after writer Sameer Gautam blasted Apurva Asrani
for stealing his writing credit in Shahid.
For all those
who've come in late, Sameer lashed out at Apurva for attacking Hansal. In the
open letter he wrote: “Calling Hansal Mehta to show spine?... Huhh... Well,
tell me a Director in the last 5 years who has done more in India for the
voiceless Indian. You know what; I call that “Spine”. Unwavering and risking
everything to show the plight of the voiceless human existence. Questioning our
blind and often ancient logic by which we look at our lives, comprehend it. He
is a humanist. If that is not showing spine than I don’t know what it really
means.”
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