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Jude Anthany Joseph quits Ayushmann Khurrana film over Mohanlal ‘secondary artist’
Jude Anthany Joseph quits Ayushmann Khurrana film over Mohanlal ‘secondary artist’
Jude Anthany Joseph has revealed he walked out of a planned Ayushmann Khurrana film after the production house referred to Mohanlal as a 'secondary artist'. Speaking to Club FM, Jude said the…
The Story in Brief
Jude Anthany Joseph has revealed he walked out of a planned Ayushmann Khurrana film after the production house referred to Mohanlal as a 'secondary artist'. Speaking to Club FM, Jude said the label was insulting to one of India's finest actors. 'They said, first we need to like the script, only then will we think about the secondary artists,' he recalled.
Jude had insisted that Mohanlal's important role be confirmed before he finished the screenplay. The producers wanted to approve the script first. Jude then brought in his lawyer and made the company sign a non-disclosure agreement. This would have been his first Hindi directorial.
The Indian Opinion
While calling Mohanlal a 'secondary artist' is obviously disrespectful, the producers' demand to see the completed script before confirming any actor is standard industry practice. Jude's insistence on locking Mohanlal's participation early may have been unusual but not unreasonable. The real test will be whether the same project goes ahead with another director, and if so, whether Mohanlal eventually appears in it. That will clarify if the issue was truly about respect or just a mismatch of working styles.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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