First Kangana Ranaut, then Divya Khossla Kumar, Jigra by Vasan Bala is consistenly facing criticism ever since the day it released. Now, after facing accusations and badmouthings from Savi actress, a new face from Manipur , Bijou ThaangJam has come out to speak against Alia Bhatt and the makers of Jigra. The Manipur actor Bijou took to his X account to express that how he was deceited regarding a role in the film, only to be later dumped by the makers.
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After DK slammed Alia for rigging the box office collection figures for her film JIGRA, the Northeastern actor revealed what happened with him when he was approached for an audition by Vasan Bala and team. He begins with a disclaimer caption, “I’m not writing this with any agenda or accusations. I just want to share the reality of how actors like me from the Northeast are often treated by big production houses. Hopefully, this sheds some light on what we face.”
In a long-ponned statement, Bijou wrote, “I am not here to jump on the bandwagon on the Jigra controversy over the alleged copying of Divya Khossla Kumar’s Savi, but I’ve been keeping my own experience with the Jigra team under wraps for a while, and maybe it’s time to speak up. Back in 2023, I was approached by their casting team to audition for a role. I sent my tapes twice over the span of four months, playing along with their timeline. By the end of November, they told me I’d be shooting in December — fantastic, right? Except they never gave me any firm shoot dates. Still, they booked me for the entire month of December, expecting that I’d be ready to shoot for them at any moment. As someone based in Imphal, Manipur, I made it very clear from the start that travel arrangements would need to be made, but that didn’t seem to matter.”
I’m not writing this with any agenda or accusations. I just want to share the reality of how actors like me from the Northeast are often treated by big production houses. Hopefully, this sheds some light on what we face. #Jigra #JigraMovie #AliaBhatt #DivyaKhosla #VasanBala pic.twitter.com/zZBZjxOz6k
— Bijou ThaangJam (@BijouThaangjam) October 13, 2024
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