Actor Bijou Thaangjam, who worked in the sports biopic ‘Mary Kom’, claimed that the team ‘Jigra’ ghosted him after casting him in the film. This comes after Divya Khossla accused Karan Johar and Alia Bhatt of faking the box office collection of ‘Jigra’. Bijou expressed his disappointment over this ‘unprofessional’ approach of the team and it wasted his time.
He wrote on X, “I’m not here to jump on the bandwagon with the Jigra controversy over the alleged copying of Divya Khosla’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 in my tapes twice over the span of four months, playing along with their timeline.”
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
Further explaining the incident, Bijou added, “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.”
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The director is undeniably talented, but the way they handled this entire situation was deeply unprofessional. For actors like me from the Northeast, it felt particularly dismissive, almost discriminatory. My time was wasted, and I missed out on other opportunities just because they expected I’d be available at a moment’s notice. 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.” he concluded.
‘Jigra’ has received an underwhelming response at the box office. Directed by Vasan Bala, the movie also stars Vedang Raina.
