Ranveer Singh Shot 'Rakshas' for 3 Days, Left the Film 'Without Explanation'; Producers Furious: Report

Actor Ranveer Singh has reportedly irked the makers of ‘Rakshas’ after he abruptly opted out of the film. While a recent report claimed that Ranveer and director Prasanth Varma decided to part ways on the project due to creative differences, a source close to the makers has now alleged that it was ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’ star who walked out of the movie without any explanation.

The source informed Times Now.com/Zoom that it was Ranveer who “pursued” Prasanth for ‘Rakshas’ as the director had no plans to commence its shoot anytime soon. Prasanth was apparently planning to start another project in Telugu after ‘Hanu-Man’, but he decided to postpone it to work on ‘Rakshas’ after seeing Ranveer’s “enthusiasm”.

Commenting further on the reason behind the actor’s abrupt exit, the source said, “Ranveer flew down to shoot with us. Contrary to reports, he didn’t shoot a first-look video with us. He actually shot for the film for three days with us. We packed up happily… The next thing we know he sends us a message saying he would not be able to do the film. No explanation was offered as to why. We were stunned. Making it worse was the fact that someone leaked this news to the Mumbai media. We would have dealt with the crisis discreetly quietly. In Mumbai, they like to create controversy even for unprofessional behaviour. We don’t work that way.”

The source claimed that they were told someone had advised Ranveer against taking up ‘Rakshas’. “If this is so, shouldn’t he have taken the advice earlier and spared us the losses and embarrassment?”

When asked about the financial losses due to Ranveer’s exit, the source said, “Actually it is not going to be that much. This is the era of Artificial Intelligence. We plan to incorporate Ranveer’s three days of shooting into the film, that is, if he decides not to do our film at all. Yes, we are not blocking out discussions. We are leaving the option of his return open. But we want to ask Ranveer a question: Is this a joke? To opt out of a foolproof commitment?”