Shehzada producers defend Kartik Aaryan over allegations that he threatened to walk out

Producer Manish Shah, who has the rights to the Hindi-dubbed version of Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, recently called Kartik Aaryan ‘extremely unprofessional’ and said that he was against the release of the Hindi-dubbed version in theatres. But the producers of Shehzada have come to the rescue of Kartik Aaryan and defended him saying that he was not the reason why the release was called off.

Manish had told Indian Today that he has incurred a loss of ₹20 crores because the release of the Hindi-dubbed version of Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo was called off, “The makers of Shehzada were not keen to release the Hindi version in cinemas. Also, Kartik Aaryan said if the movie was released in theatres, he would walk out of the film, which would have caused Shehzada producers a loss of ₹40 crores. It was extremely unprofessional of him.”

Bhushan Kumar of T-Series denied all the allegations made by Manish and said that Kartik did not say he will walk out of Shehzada and said in a statement, “We, the producers, felt that Shehzada should release in theatres first and not the Hindi version of Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, hence we requested Goldmines not to release the Hindi version. And the release of the film is always the producer’s decision and not the actor’s.” He further added, “I have known Kartik since the beginning of his career. We have done multiple films together. He is one of the most professional actors I have worked with.”

Moreover, Shehzada director Rohit Dhawan also said that Kartik’s intent for the movie was ‘unquestionable’, “It’s been a joy working with him. As director and actor, we share a solid bond and nothing can come in the way of our love for the film.”

 

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Producer Aman Gill also said that they had requested Manish themselves to not release the Hindi dubbed Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo because it might affect Shehzada when it’s released at the box offices, “Kartik is going all out for Shehzada as an actor and only discusses how he can contribute to make this the biggest film for everyone involved, he is one of most dedicated actors in the industry.”

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