Sanjay Dutt out of “Son of Sardaar 2”, Bhojpuri King Ravi Kishan replaces him
Sanjay Dutt out of “Son of Sardaar 2”, Bhojpuri King Ravi Kishan replaces
him
In a fresh development, the makers of “Son of Sardaar 2”,
who are on shoot for the film on locations in Scotland had to do away without Sanjay Dutt, following his UK visa application getting rejected. The makers subsequently replaced Sanjay with the Bhojpuri King Ravi Kishan.
Early July, there were reports in a section of the media that Sanjay Dutt had been roped in to play the antagonist in Son of Sardaar 2, featuring Ajay Devgn and Mrunal Thakur. As per plans, Vijay Kumar Arora’s action comedy went on floors in Scotland on July 24. But things never moved as anticipated. With Sanjay Dutt’s UK Visa not being accepted, they had to rope in the Bhojpuri King Ravi Kishan. The reason cited by the concerned authorities is that
d to be replaced in the sequel to Son of Sardaar 2012, the reason being the senior actor was not granted the visa to travel to the United Kingdom.
Sanjay’s UK visa application was rejected because of his incarceration in the past.
In April 1993, the actor was arrested under the TADA and the Arms Act and convicted later for violation of Arms Act for possession of illegal weapons procured from the other accused in the 1993 Bombay bombings. He was sentenced to five years in prison. In March 2013, the Supreme Court upheld Dutt’s five-year sentence, and after multiple bails, he finally completed his jail term in 2016.]
A source reveals that Sanjay was unable to procure a UK visa in the past as well. Following his arrest in 1993, while Sanju had travelled to the US, he applied for a UK visa multiple times, but never got one. The Son of Sardaar 2 shoot would have been his first trip to the UK. However, after Ajay’s team found out that the senior actor’s visa request had been rejected, they replaced him with Ravi Kishan who recently lauded for his performance in Laapataa Ladies. He is already on shoot for the film in Scotland.
With this development, what happens of Dutt’s next, Housefull 5? After all, Akshay Kumar’s ensemble comedy is slated to roll in September in London. Will producer Sajid Nadiadwala have to look for a replacement as well? However the source explains The source goes on to explain that Sajid has chosen a wiser route. While the shooting with the cast begins in London, all of Sanju’s portions will be filmed in Mumbai. So, there are no issues on that front.
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