Akshaye Khanna has been boiling in controversy since his exit from Ajay Devgn\u2019s Drishyam 3. Now, writer-filmmaker Manish Gupta, who worked with Khanna on the film Section 375, called out the Bollywood actor for making unreasonable demands on set. Gupta also claimed that Khanna wanted full control over the project. Read on for more details!<\/p>\n
Manish Gupta slams Akshaye Khanna <\/p>\n
Akshaye Khanna<\/a> shared the screen with Richa Chadda in the 2019 legal thriller, Section 375. In an interview, the film’s writer, Manish Gupta, opened up about his bad experience of working with Khanna. Gupta stated that after signing the film\u2019s contract, agreeing on the fees, giving dates, and receiving an advance, Khanna left them stranded for six months to film another project, The Accidental Prime Minister.<\/p>\n When the Dhurandhar<\/a> star came back, he demanded Rs 3.25 crores as opposed to the Rs 2 crores fees that they had earlier agreed upon. \u201cAkshaye\u2019s unreasonable demands did not end here,\u201d Gupta told Bollywood Hungama, adding that the actor also insisted on having full control of the film.<\/p>\n At that time, Gupta was also directing the movie. Hence, he didn\u2019t give up on Khanna\u2019s demands and stood up to his behaviour. \u201cSince it was hurting\u00a0Akshaye\u2019s\u00a0ego to take orders from an authoritarian director like me, he started pestering the producer Kumar Mangat Pathak to remove me as the director of the film and give the complete control of the film to him,\u201d revealed Manish Gupta.<\/p>\n Later, the producer gave up to Khanna\u2019s demand, and Gupta was replaced by Ajay Bahl as the film\u2019s director. Since Gupta\u2019s fully written bound script and hard drive containing three years of his hard work on the pre-production were seized, he sent two legal notices to producer Kumar Mangat.<\/p>\n Gupta was heartbroken with the way Khanna behaved with him, owing to the fact that the actor returned to films with his movie Section 375. \u201cAkshaye is no doubt a brilliant actor. I am only pointing out his lack of ethics,\u201d concludes Manish Gupta.<\/p>\n On the work front, Akshaye Khanna will be next seen in Dhurandhar 2<\/a>, releasing on March 19, 2026.<\/p>\n For more updates, stay tuned to Pinkvilla!<\/p>\n