Hansal Mehta refutes reports of Kangana turning an editor for ‘Simran’

There have been several reports stating that actress Kangana Ranaut has turned editor for Hansal Mehta’s upcoming movie ‘Simran’ in which she plays the lead role. Apparently, she wasn’t impressed with the first trailer of the movie and decided to have more creative control. However, that’s not true at all. Filmmaker Hansal Mehta has quashed these reports by saying that these stories are fabricated and there’s no truth to them whatsoever.

Speaking to Indian Express, Mehta said, “No, it is all wrong. Completely false. Completely baseless! Everything that appeared in today’s paper is fabricated, and done very obviously with malicious intent.” (Also Read: Kangana Ranaut slams Apurva Asrani for allegations against her over ‘Simran’ credits)

He further elaborated on his work process and explained the scenario by saying, “One of my films ‘Omerta’ with Rajkummar Rao will premiere at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). I called Rajkummar and showed him the edit because it is important to do so. When somebody collaborates with you, it is important that they are a part of the processes. If they have a certain suggestion, it will only benefit the film. Nobody is working for their personal benefit. Just like how Rajkummar is a close collaborator, so is Kangana Ranaut. Just how Rajkummar is always involved in the work that we do like edit and trailer, so is Kangana. The problem is when he (Rajkummar Rao) does that, he is my collaborator, but when Kangana does it, people call it names. This is totally unfair and completely uncalled for.”

He added, “I was so furious in the morning when I read these reports. We are right now in a very happy state with ‘Simran’ ready for release, and I am so happy with the film. And, I’ve got ‘Omerta’ premiering at the TIFF, which is such a lovely thing to happen. However, these kinds of things don’t affect me anymore.”

‘Simran’ is helmed by Hansal Mehta and is slated to release on September 15, 2017.

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