#MeToo Effect: John Abraham drops casting director Vicky Sidana from ‘Batla House’

The #MeToo movement is bringing a positive change in the film industry, as with each passing day, action against the alleged offenders is being taken by production houses and prominent Bollywood biggies. Several actors and filmmakers were outed by the survivors. And one of the name that made its way to the alleged offenders’ list is that of casting director Vicky Sidana.

After actress Kritika Sharma accused Vicky of molesting her, few other women too came forward to share their #MeToo stories. Soon after, reports of Vicky Sidana being dropped as the casting director of Iulia Vantur’s upcoming debut film ‘Radha Kyun Gori Main Kyun Kaala’ started doing the rounds and the latest buzz suggests that Vicky has apparently been dropped from John Abraham’s upcoming film ‘Batla House’ too.

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A source close to the production told Mid-Day, “Vicky Sidana was the casting director on board Batla House. In light of the grave allegations against Sidana and the ongoing police investigation, John, Nikkhil and Bhushan have decided to drop his name from the final credit roll. He can’t be fired from the project because his job is already done. Although the contract drawn with him states that he be credited for his work, the production house wants to express their solidarity with the aggrieved women. So, they are considering options to wiggle out of it.”

Looks like John and the makers of ‘Batla House’ don’t want to associate themselves with any alleged offenders until the investigations are complete.

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