Actors and directors do not have an easy equation. Either they get along like two peas in a pod or subject each other to long-standing feuds and fights stemming from creative differences or fees.
Recently, Abhay Deol opened up about his troubled rapport with actor and director Anurag Kashyap when they were filming for Dev.D. Well, this actor-director duo isn’t the only one to have fought in public. Take a look at four other actor-director pairs who got into ugly spats.
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5 actor-director feuds in Bollywood that got ugly
1. Abhay Deol & Anurag Kashyap
Credits: Instagram/abhaydeol, Instagram/anuragkashyap10
In a conversation with Anupam Kher at his acting school, Abhay Deol, who is currently promoting his latest Netflix series, Trial By Fire, added more to the feud between him and Anurag Kashyap. When asked if he had ever worked with directors who had no idea how to deal with actors, Abhay recalled working on Dev.D and said that Anurag “did not direct him at all.”
Earlier, Abhay had called Anurag a “liar” and a “toxic person,” accusing him of spreading lies about him. The actor also denied Anurag’s past allegation claiming that Abhay demanded to stay in a 5-star hotel during Dev.D’s filming.
2. Karan Johar & Kartik Aaryan
Credits: Instagram/kartikaaryan, Instagram/karanjohar
Karan Johar and Kartik Aaryan, too, had a fallout, making the actor’s fans go into a rage-fuelled frenzy. Reportedly, Kartik was dropped from Dostana 2 by Dharma Productions due to his “unprofessional attitude.” But after two years, KJo publicly demonstrated admiration for Kartik after the success of Bhool Bhulaiyya 2.
3. Kareena Kapoor Khan & Karan Johar
Credits: Dharmatic Entertainment
Although the actor and director are BFFs now, back when KJo was casting for Kal Ho Naa Ho, he had a fallout with Kareena over her fees. He mentioned in his book what led to him and Kareena not talking to each other for a long time: “The weekend of Mujhse Dosti Karoge’s release, I offered her Kal Ho Naa Ho, and she asked for the same money that Shah Rukh Khan was getting. I said, ‘Sorry’.”
They made up after over a year.
4. Salman Khan & Subhash Ghai
Credits: Instagram/beingsalmankhan and Instagram/subhashghai1
Back in 2001, Salman Khan allegedly slapped Subhash Ghai and even admitted to doing it a year later. To smoothen things over, Salman’s father, Salim Khan called the director to apologise on his behalf and even sent Salman over to his house to make amends.
5. Aamir Khan & Amol Gupte
Credits: Aamir Khan Productions, Instagram/amol_gupte
Aamir Khan and Amol Gupte had one of the most public actor-director fallouts. Reportedly, Khan was not entirely happy with Gupte’s direction during the filming of Taare Zameen Par. He took over the direction of the film, as he had creative differences with the director.
Amol, apparently, accused Aamir of hogging all the credit for directing the film. The actor got the credit for directing the film while Amol was credited for the script and for being the creative director.
Social and lead images credits: Instagram/abhaydeol and Instagram/anuragkashyap10, Instagram/kareenakapoorkhan
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