Apurva
Asrani
Calls
Out
Kangana’s
Lie
"I
have
always
supported
Kangana
in
her
fight
against
the
system.
Being
a
self-made
person
myself,
and
having
experienced
being
an
outsider
at
some
point,
I
applaud
her
courage
and
her
determination
to
fight
a
good
fight."
What
Irked
Writer
Apurva
Asrani
"I
know
there
seems
to
be
a
discrepancy
regarding
credits.
Many
of
you
have
outraged
against
her
'additional
dialogue
&
story'
credit
appearing
before
mine
on
the
poster,
and
I
am
thankful
to
you
for
your
support."
"While
it
is
demeaning
for
any
writers
name
to
be
pushed
after
an
additional
writing
credit,
I
want
to
bring
to
your
attention
that
it's
not
the
'credits'
that
irk
me
so
much.
There
is
something
bigger
that
I
notice,
something
that
I
cannot
make
sense
of."
Apurva
Asrani
On
Kangana
Ranaut
"Ms
Ranaut
has
been
claiming
in
several
interviews
that
Hansal
Mehta,
the
director
of
Simran,
approached
her
with
just
a
one
line
screenplay
of
the
film.
She
says
that
they
story
was
dark
&
gritty
thriller
at
that
stage
and
that
she
herself
developed
it
into
a
light,
fun
film."
Apurva
Asrani
Claims
That
Kangana
Is
Lying
"This
completely
discredits
me
and
my
efforts,
and
I
have
to
call
out
this
lie
at
the
cost
of
so
many
of
her
fans
turning
against
me.
Those
that
know
me
will
know
that
I
have
always
strived
for
the
truth,
and
that
is
more
important
to
me
than
a
hit
film."
How
Apurva
Asrani
Formed
The
Script
Of
‘Simran’
"Hansal
sent
me
a
news
article
of
a
woman
in
the
US
who
crossed
the
line
of
the
law.
I
loved
it
and
thought
it
would
make
a
great
film.
But
I
didn't
want
to
do
a
serious
film
after
Aligarh."
"As
gratifying
as
the
experience
of
making
Aligarh
was,
it
churned
my
insides
out
and
left
me
emotionally
drained.
I
saw
'Simran' as
an
opportunity
to
have
some
fun.
This
was
2
years
ago!"
When
Apurva
Asrani
Met
Kangana
Ranaut
"I
signed
a
contract
with
Hansal's
company
Karma
Features,
developed
the
idea
into
an
original
story
and
wrote
a
one-line
screenplay.
Hansal
loved
it,
and
took
me
to
meet
Kangana.
She
heard
the
narration
and
jumped
at
it.
She
told
us
she
would
do
it!"
Apruva
Did
His
Research
work
"Jubilant
to
work
with
my
favourite
actress,
I
began
research
and
development.
I
went
to
the
US
and
studied
the
subject,
I
met
lots
of
people
who
added
value
to
the
idea.
I
then
returned
and
began
writing."
Initially,
Kangana
Was
Happy
With
The
Outcome
"I
wrote
9
drafts
of
the
script.
With
each
draft
I
went
deeper
into
the
character,
I
gave
her
an
identity,
motives
and
colour."
"Both
Kangana
and
Hansal
gave
me
valuable
inputs.
I
incorporated
some,
rejected
some.
They
were
always
happy
with
the
outcome.
I
have
proof
of
this.
Besides,
writers
write
for
the
director
and
his/her
approval
is
the
final
word
for
us."
‘Kangana
Used
To
Jump
With
Glee,
After
My
Narration’
"At
no
point
(during
9
drafts
and
1
&
a
half
year!!)
was
there
any
talk
or
communication
that
Kangana
didn't
like
the
tone
or
direction
of
the
script.
Infact
she
used
to
jump
with
glee
when
I
finished
my
narrations."
Things
Started
Turning
Worse
During
The
Shooting
Of
The
Film
"When
they
went
to
shoot
the
film,
I
heard
stories
about
things
transpiring
on
set.
I
would
not
like
to
go
into
that
now.
But
I
waited
excitedly
for
them
to
return
with
the
material
and
when
it
came
earlier
this
year,
I
dived
into
editing
it."
‘Kangana’s
Improvised
Many
Dialogues’
"I
was
thrilled
to
see
that
it
was
exactly
the
story
and
screenplay
that
I
had
registered
at
the
Film
Writer's
Association.
I
noticed
that
Kangana
had
improvised
many
dialogues,
and
I
thought
those
improvs
were
excellent;
in
keeping
with
the
lines/thoughts
I
had
written."
Kangana
Had
Demanded
A
Co-writer
Credit
"At
no
stage
did
I
see
this
new
narrative
of
theirs
coming.
It
was
only
the
day
after
I
finished
the
first
cut
of
the
film
that
Hansal
called
me
to
meet.
He
informed
me
nervously
that
Kangana
is
turning
director
and
therefore
has
demanded
a
co
writer
credit."
This
Is
Shocking!
"I
naturally
had
a
shit
fit
and
feeling
shocked
and
betrayed,
I
refused
to
give
in.
For
2
months,
he
and
his
co
producer
Shailesh
tried
to
arm
twist
me
into
giving
her
a
co
writer
credit.
The
details
of
which
I
will
reserve
for
the
future."
When
Asrani
Gave
Into
An
Additional
Writing
Credit
"I
finally
gave
into
an
additional
writing
credit,
but
only
because
they
claimed
their
film
would
be
stuck
if
I
didn't
do
so.
But
I
refused
to
give
her
a
co-writer
credit,
and
we
signed
a
letter
where
they
promised
me
the
same."
Apurva
Asrani
Feels
Cheated
"Today
not
only
do
I
see
her
credit
before
mine
on
the
poster
(
which
I
had
decided
not
to
fight),
but
I
also
saw
Kangana
on
her
'Facebook
Live'
event
yesterday
claiming
that
she
had
written
the
film
(with
Hansal)
from
a
one-line
he
gave
her."