Exclusive! Anil Kapoor in Housefull 4 after Nana Patekar’s exit from the film.
In the last few days, a lot has changed in Bollywood with #MeeToo movement tide; Sajid Khan stepped down as director after three women accused him of sexual harassment. Soon, Farhad Samji replaced him as the filmmaker on the upcoming film.
Speaking to ANI, Patekar’s son Malhar said the actor quitting the project is the “appropriate” step. “Nana sahib thought of the convenience of everybody as he wishes the best for the producer and the crew and hence felt that stepping out of the project would be an appropriate thing to do at this point of time,”.
The report suggests that names that names like Sanjay Dutt and Anil Kapoor are circulating as potential replacements. But buzz has it that Sanjay might not be able to step in as he is busy with other projects. The source added that as and when the replacement takes place, there will have to be a re-shoot of six days’ worth of shoot.
On Friday evening, Nana Patekar too announced his exit from Housefull 4 in the wake of sexual harassment allegations levelled against him by Tanushree Dutta.