Sonu Sood opens up on why he left Kangana Ranaut’s Manikarnika: ‘I was pained but didn’t say anything’

Mumbai: Sonu Sood has revisited the Manikarnika controversy in a brand-new interview, revealing what made him depart the movie after actor Kangana Ranaut took over as its director. Sonu, who was a part of the movie when it was being directed by Krish, has referred to as the actor ‘his pal from a few years’.

When requested why he left Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi after taking pictures for it, he mentioned, “Kangana is a pal of mine from a few years, and I don’t need to harm her sentiments. However to speak about it, I’ll say that after we had shot for main parts of Manikarnika, I requested my director that we have to begin taking pictures once more and he mentioned that he obtained an e-mail saying that he’s not going to be part of the challenge anymore. “In an interview with Barkha Dutt’s Mojo Story, he added that he spoke to the actor about how the state of affairs stands, “She mentioned that she desires to direct the movie and desires me to help her.

I mentioned okay however we have to get him again on the set as a result of he has labored actually onerous for the movie however she denied saying that she wished to proceed directing. Then I requested her to ship throughout rushes from the movie and I noticed that 80% of my scenes had been chopped off and the scenes that I used to be narrated weren’t there. I spoke to Kangana once more and she or he confessed as a pal that she wished this to be shot in a sure manner. So, I advised her that she is a superb pal of mine however I’m not comfy in taking pictures what she is asking me to do, I mentioned an okay to the earlier script and director however I want to stroll out of this challenge and I received’t even discuss it.

I had given the movie 4 months and had left a couple of initiatives. I felt quite a lot of grief, however didn’t say something. “Earlier, whereas reacting to Kangana’s accusation of him not being able to work beneath a feminine director, Sonu had replied, “That was not my assertion. I by no means mentioned that I don’t need to work with a feminine director as a result of I’ve already finished a film with a feminine director (Farah Khan, Blissful New Yr). I solely mentioned I can’t be working with two administrators on one set.

So, I’ll all the time preserve that stand and in a span of all these years, no matter movies I’ve finished, 80-90 films, I’ve labored with one director at a time. So that’s my stand and I’ll all the time keep on with it.”