Updated On: 26 February, 2025 10:03 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Director Sandeep Reddy Vanga revealed that a major production company denied work to a young actor as he was part of the film Kabir Singh that had Shahid Kapoor in the lead

Sandeep Reddy Vanga
Director Sandeep Reddy Vanga has directed three films so far- Arjun Reddy, its Hindi remake-Kabir Singh and much talked about `Animal`. All his films have led to massive debates and discussions for its portrayal of violence and treatment of women. Vanga has always defended his films with confidence and never shied away from speaking his mind. Now the director has shared that one of his actors from Kabir Singh was refused to be cast due to his association with the film.
In an interview with trade expert Komal Nahta, Sandeep Reddy Vanga revealed that a big production company in Bollywood refused to cast one of the popular actors in Kabir Singh for their project. "There’s one big production company in Bombay, I don’t want to take the name. It’s not like I am scared but I don’t want to take the name. Ek actor, Kabir Singh mein jo act kiya, wo gaya audition dene office mein. Popular actor from Kabir Singh. Audition dene ke baad bole ki ‘you’ve acted in Kabir Singh, right? We are not casting you. Because you acted in Kabir Singh.’ (An actor, who acted in Kabir Singh, went to an office for an audition. After the audition, they were told, "You’ve acted in Kabir Singh, right? We are not casting you. Because you acted in Kabir Singh)."