Film Featuring Alok Nath Struggling To Find Distribution!
Producer Imran Khan says his upcoming project, Main Bhi, featuring Alok Nath as a judge, is struggling to find a distributor as no one wants to touch the film owing to the rape allegation against the
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oi-Swikriti Srivastava
By Pti
Producer
Imran
Khan
says
his
upcoming
project,
Main
Bhi,
featuring
Alok
Nath
as
a
judge,
is
struggling
to
find
a
distributor
as
no
one
wants
to
touch
the
film
owing
to
the
rape
allegation
against
the
veteran
actor.
The
producer
claims
some
distributors
along
with
his
publicity
partners
are
shying
away
from
the
film
as
Nath's
image
has
been
tainted.
"I
shot
this
film
much
before
the
#MeToo
allegations
and
his
ban
came
up.
My
film
was
complete
in
July.
I've
been
trying
to
release
the
film
since
February.
"My
publicity
and
advertisement
partners,
who
had
given
me
the
word
to
pump
in
money
for
release,
have
now
backed
out.
There
are
distributors
I
know
who
aren't
ready
to
take
it," Imran
told
PTI.
The
TV
actor-turned-producer
said,
"I
wish
they
let
the
court
take
its
course.
If
I
had
made
the
film
after
his
accusations
and
the
ban,
then
I
can
understand."
Imran
said
the
film's
chances
of
getting
a
release
was
damaged
further
due
to
the
controversy
surrounding
"De
De
Pyaar
De",
which
also
features
Nath.
The
producers
of
the
film,
headlined
by
Ajay
Devgn,
came
under
fire
from
Tanushree
Dutta,
who
had
kickstarted
the
#MeToo
movement
in
India,
for
retaining
portions
of
Nath,
shot
before
the
allegations
surfaced.
"Because
of
the
Ajay
Devgn
controversy,
it
has
fanned
the
fire.
The
industry
will
be
different
to
me
and
to
Ajay.
He
is
a
big
shot
producer
and
has
his
own
distribution.
Things
aren't
the
same.
I
didn't
expect
people
who
were
helping
me
to
distance
themselves
because
of
this
issue."