Anurag Basu Opens Up On Why He Had Fired Govinda From His Film, ‘Jagga Jasoos’

Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif starrer ‘Jagga Jasoos’ had made quite much headlines during the time of its release in 2017. However, the film couldn’t pull out great success at the box-office. Producer, Anurag Basu now opens up on how he had decided to fired Govinda after casting him for one of the prominent role in the film.

Anurag Basu while talking to Mid-Day opened up about the challenges that he faced while shooting for this film. “With such delays already with the shoot, [there was confusion] if Govindaji is coming on the set, or is he cancelling the flight, or is he taking the fight, or are we cancelling shoot? It was so unpredictable. I couldn’t have taken that stress, yaar. We were shooting outdoor in South Africa, everything was lined up. I just had to [let go of him],”
revealed the filmmaker.

“We could have finished a year before. There is not a single thing I can pinpoint [for what went wrong]. Ranbir [the lead] was shooting and promoting four films [Besharam, Bombay Velvet, Roy, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil] during this time. I could have put my foot down and requested him not to. But then, Pritam also wanted time to make music. I didn’t know where to balance. Even after all this time, we were rushing with post-production, five months before release!,” added the filmmaker.

Back in the year 2017, Govinda had made headlines after he revealed being removed from the project. In a series of Tweet posts, he revealed to his fans that he did his job as an actor and if the director was not happy it’s completely his call. Here, check out his throwback tweet posts:

1/5 I gave full respect to Kapoor family i did the film because he is my seniors son I was told I will get the script.

— Govinda (@govindaahuja21) July 7, 2017

2/5 I was told they will narrate the film in South Africa and I dint even charge my signing amount made no contracts.

— Govinda (@govindaahuja21) July 7, 2017

3/5 I was unwell and on drips but still I traveled to South Africa and did my shoot.

— Govinda (@govindaahuja21) July 7, 2017

4/5 There were various negative stories and negative articles only for GOVINDA and that’s how the film was remembered for 3yrs.

— Govinda (@govindaahuja21) July 7, 2017

5/5 I did my job as an actor and if the director is not happy it’s completely his call.

— Govinda (@govindaahuja21) July 7, 2017

Earlier while talking about Govinda’s exit from the film, Ranbir Kapoor had informed DNA that, “Unfortunately, the entire track has been chopped off; it is our fault, Basu and mine. We had started this film prematurely, without a complete script. The character had completely changed, and the film was taking so long. It is very irresponsible, and very unfair to cast a great legend like Govinda and not do justice to his role. We are apologetic, but it is the best thing for the film so we had to cut that track out.” 

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