I have cleared the dues: Suneel Darshan
By:
Subhash
K.
Jha,
IndiaFM
Tuesday,
October
17,
2006
Suneel
Darshan
who's
currently
shooting
the
musical
Shaka
Laka
Boom
is
horrified
by
a
story
that
his
shooting
came
to
a
standstill
because
of
non-payment
of
dues.
"This
is
nothing
but
an
attempt
to
unnecessarily
malign
me.
This
is
part
of
a
vilification
campaign
being
run
by
the
editor
of
a
trade
magazine
(Vikas
Mohan
of
Super
Cinema).
Last
week
he
wrote
I
was
a
"monster
in
sheep's
clothing"
-
whatever
that
means
-
because
he
says,
Upen
Patel
was
being
instigated
by
me
not
to
complete
Vipul
Shah's
film.
Please
ask
Upen
Patel
when
I've
stopped
him
from
doing
anyone
else's
film.
This
man
from
the
trade
magazine
has
been
attacking
me."
So what's the truth about the payments of the workers on Suneel Darshan's set? "I'm being accused of not having made two payments. Which payments? I received a bill on the October 4. It took me a day to clear it. Is that unjust? Yes, this union man came on the sets and instigated my workers. I immediately called my film association and cleared the bills thereafter."
Another story suggests that starlets Sherlyn Chopra and Isha Koppiker turned down roles in Shaka Laka Boom Boom. Suneel retaliates, "You call them for a two-day role and they say they only want to do heroine's part. I had offered Isha a role as Dalip Tahil's young wife. She begged off saying she had been cast as a heroine in Ram Gopal Varma's film and she had Don around the corner. I said - no problem and we parted amicably. Sherlyn Chopra was offered a bit role as Kangana's friend."
Suneel fumes, "Next thing I know Vikas Mohan says even these starlets aren't willing to work with me. This man has been trying to twist my arm for quite long. An issue was made out of non-issue. But I won't get intimidated. There has been no delay in payments to my workers. And we're shooting on a huge set. We shot till yesterday morning and we're again shooting on Sunday. The same guys who came to disrupt my shooting also tried to disrupt David Dhawan's shooting. But my payment wasn't delayed. "
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