By movietalkies
Rakhi Sawant seems to be getting lucky with her growing item numbers in films. After featuring in an item number in Rakesh Roshan's Krazzy 4, she has been roped in to for yet another number in Horn OK Please. She replaces Tanusree Dutta.
Tanusree, as is known, got into a spat with the Nana Patekar on the sets of the film at Fimistan Studios on Wednesday. According to the actress, Nana passed some derogatory comments on her dress sense and that did not go down well with the actress. According to the version that Tanusree has shared with the journos, it seems that her main problem was that Nana was getting too physically close for comfort during the dance number, on the pretext of showing her certain dance steps. The producer Sami Siddiqui and director Rakesh Sarang approached Rakhi on Wednesday night and explained their dilemma to her. She is believed to have immediately agreed to do the song and even shot for the song yesterday with Nana. Meanwhile Rakhi also said that she had no qualms about doing the item number with Nana as she had great regard for him.
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Ex-Miss India Tanushree Dutta who showed 'Pyaar ka signal' in BHAGAM BHAG couldn't exhibit green signal with HORN OK PLEASE.
The story goes like this; Tanushree was signed by the makers of HORN OK PLEASE for an item number with Nana Patekar, who plays the lead in the movie. It seems the pretty actress started throwing tantrums from the very first day. Right from the rehearsal on the first day she had some or the other issues, as per the reports in the media. Even the makers of the movie reportedly revealed that she was well informed in advance about the item song. But once they started rehearsing she objected on a few dance steps. These dance steps required the dancers to touch her, but she claimed that Nana Patekar and other crewmembers were touching her inappropriately.
There was lot of interference on the dance steps from the crewmembers also. This was not enough to end her grief. She got more furious when she wore some skimpy clothes for the song and one of the crewmembers reportedly made a lewd remark, about the outfits. Because of this Tanushree then locked herself in her makeup van for long time wasting valuable time. Later when she stepped out of the vanity van she straight away left towards her car. This ended up creating hue and cry on the sets that resulted in a huge scene (not for the film, obviously) on the sets. And ultimately the producer roped in item queen Rakhi Sawant immediately replacing Tanushree.
Now call it Rakhi's luck or one more feather on her golden cap. Recently Rakhi did an item number for KRAZZY 4 made under Filmkraft's banner. Also, a few days back we had reported that she had been signed for an item number in Vikram Bhatt's 1920 and with Yashraj films she plays a dancer from the bhand samaj. With this we can very well see that surely Rakhi is heading northwards these days.
Tanushree Not Taking It Lightly
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Tanushree has also leveled allegations against the makers for damaging her car and her reputation. The actress refuted all reports of her leaving the sets midway, saying instead that she was there right till pack-up, hoping to sort out the matter. The press and the ruckus that followed thereafter, was all staged by the makers, according to her. Protecting her professional reputation, the actress said that she agreed to do the item number only after it was mutually decided that she would not do anything that she found uncomfortable or that which compromised her dignity. According to her she attended rehersals for five days, prior to the shoot. The makers had alleged that she refused to reherse for the song. The actress also said quite clearly that she was disturbed and uncomfortable by Nana's presence on the shoot. She had made it known to the choreographer Ganesh Acharya, the film's director and producer. It was only on the fourth day, that she finally voiced her objections aloud, and that too about a dance step. Meanwhile, the actress has now gone a step ahead and filed a complaint with the Cine and Television Artistes Association (CINTA), demanding that she be compensated for the damage to her property and her reputation. The artistes' body intends to issue notices to all in the case.
Tanushree Datta controversy threatens to take on parochial colour
The MNS has written letters to different associations of cine producers to 'blacklist' Tanushree for accusing a senior actor like Nana of bad behaviour during the shooting of an item number for the movie 'Horn O.K. Pleassse' on Wednesday.
The organisation, which was recently in the news for its violence against the north Indians living in Mumbai, has threatened to agitate against the actress if she does not give an unconditional apology to the actor, whom it describes as the 'pride of Maharashtra'.
Meanwhile, producer of 'Horn O.K. Pleassse,' Sami Siddiqui, filed a complaint Saturday with the Association of Motion Picture and TV Programme Producers (AMPTPP) against Tanushree.
He alleged that his production firm, Sunshine Pictures Pvt. Ltd, incurred a heavy loss because the actress failed to complete shooting for the item song being filmed on her and Nana.
In his complaint, Siddiqui also stated that the goodwill of his production firm was tarnished because Tanushree went to the media saying that she was 'coerced' by director Rakesh Sarang and choreographer Ganesh Acharya to do steps in the item song she did not feel comfortable doing.
Acting quickly on the complaint, the AMPTPP dashed off a letter to the actress, asking her to pay a compensation of Rs.65 million. This would include Rs.15 million to Sunrise Pictures Pvt. Ltd. and Rs.50 million for defaming it in public.
Sunrise Pictures Pvt. Ltd. had signed Tanushree for Rs.1.5 million for the item number to be shot over four days. She had been paid an advance of Rs.500,000.
According to Siddiqui, he as well as Sarang and Acharya had explained to Tanushree what her steps would be in the dance number.
'She had agreed to it,' Siddiqui said.
'They (Sarang and Acharya) also agreed when she requested them not to compel her to wear a costume she would not be comfortable with. So we were surprised when she walked out of the sets on the last day of the shooting (March 26) after taking part in it for two days,' Siddiqui told IANS Saturday.
On Friday, Tanushree shot off a letter to the Cine and Television Artistes' Association (CINTAA) explaining the sequence of events that led to her stomping out of the sets and the scuffle that subsequently took place between media persons present on the sets and her secretary.
In her letter, the actress also referred to the 'unbecoming' manner in which Nana Patekar behaved with her during shooting of the item number on the first day and why she felt the need to ask her parents and her secretary to be present during the shoots later.
CINTAA is yet to act on her letter, but it is likely to ask Patekar for his explanation.
It is rarely that a member of a cine association complains against a fellow member. In this case, what makes it unique is that an upcoming star has lodged a serious complaint against a senior member at the risk of her budding career.
