Bollywood star Abhishek Banerjee, who recently appeared in the blockbuster Stree 2 starring Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, and Aparshakti Khurrana, recently recalled being removed from Karan Johar's Dharma Productions due to a disagreement over the casting process for Agneepath. While speaking to Siddharth Kannan, the actor recalled the time when he was removed from the production. On August 19, the actor issued a clarification on the same.
He wrote, "This week I have been blessed, with two releases and one controversy. I've been reading and hearing a lot of reports about Dharma Productions supposedly firing my company, Casting Bay, during the casting process of Agneepath (2012)." He added , "Unfortunately, this situation has been completely misrepresented as accusatory on our part.
In a podcast/interview, I had stated the reason for our dismissal, acknowledging that we were unable to align with the vision of director Karan Malhotra for Agneepath. I also emphasized that Anmol and I were quite young at the time, around 20 to 23 years old, with little to no experience in casting for a major commercial film, which perhaps led to us misinterpreting Mr. Malhotra's requirements for the project.
" Abhishek clarified that he has not accused or suggested any wrongdoing by Dharma Productions. He emphasized his deep respect for both the company and Karan Johar. In his note, he mentioned that he never implicated Karan Johar in their dismissal, despite some reports falsel.