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Manish Gupta alleges that Akshaye Khanna breached Section 375 contract
Updated On: 31 December, 2025 05:30 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Manish Gupta accused Akshaye Khanna of unprofessional conduct during Section 375, alleging he breached the contract, delayed the shoot by six months, hiked his fee, and sought excessive creative control. Gupta linked the claims to Akshaye’s current Drishyam 3 controversy
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Writer-director Manish Gupta, who was scheduled to work with Akshaye Khanna on the 2019 courtroom drama Section 375, accused the actor of acting unprofessionally during their previous association amid the Drishyam 3 controversy. For the unversed, Drishyam 3 producer Kumar Mangat accused Akshaye of leaving the movie abruptly just days before filming was supposed to start, putting him at the center of an escalating dispute. Additionally, Mangat claimed that Akshaye had left the project after accepting an advance payment.
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Speaking to Bollywood Hungama, Manish recalled, "In 2017, Akshaye signed my film Section 375 with me as director-writer and Kumar Mangat as producer. His fee was fixed at Rs 2 crore. He took an advance of Rs 21 lakh, and he signed a contract with us."
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