Mika Singh, a famous singer, and popular personality gave many hit songs in his career. Not everyone knows that Mika Singh also produced one of the web series. It was titled Dangerous. he partnered with Vikram Bhatt, who made popular films like Raaz.
Mika Singh Casts Karan Singh Grover For His Project
First, he was to sign the actor Karan Singh Grover along with a new face heroine so that he could adjust the budget easily. But things changed when Bipasha Basu, Karan Singh Grover’s wife, expressed her desire to act opposite him. Mika thought to cash in with the dream cast of Karan Singh Grover and Bipasha Basu. However, little did he know, the opportunity to cast Karan and Bipasha together, backfired him. He was left with a bad feeling about the movie production.
Mika Singh Shares Troubling Experience
Speaking on the podcast KADAK, Mika Singh shared his frustrations, saying,
“I wanted to cast Karan Singh Grover and a newcomer girl so that the movie remains in budget and we make something nice, but Bipasha Basu jumped in this and was like, ‘We can both be part of this series.’ They did come in the budget only, but the experience was horrible.”
Mika Singh Opens Up About the Struggles of His Debut Film Production
The problems started from the beginning of the process and worsened as production was being processed. Mika Singh revealed that what was expected to take three months, took six months, which greatly affected his financial situation and budget. He added,
“I took a team of 50 to London for a month-long schedule. However, it extended to two months. Karan and Bipasha created a lot of drama. They were a married couple so I booked a single room for them. But, they were like, ‘No, we need our separate rooms.’ I didn’t understand the logic. They then demanded to shift to a different hotel. We did that as well.”
It was all drama created by Karan and Bipasha. Because they were a married couple, I had reserved a single room for them. But they wanted different rooms. Bipasha Basu
got more commanding. And she grew more demanding and assertive; I did not understand this. They also requested to be relocated to another hotel, and this was done as requested. However, it did not end there, as several issues were encountered during the process. When the shoot was on, Karan Singh Grover met with an accident, and he broke his leg, leading to more shoot disruptions. Interestingly, Mika also had post-production challenges. He added,“They even created issues while dubbing the film. They were giving excuses that they had sore throat and other things. I couldn’t understand the drama, especially when they were paid for their work.”
He added,
“They are husband and wife and yet they created drama around kissing each other on screen.”
Mika Singh also criticized and expressed outrage at how stars tend to be with the bigger banner. He added,
“These stars fall on the feet of big producers like Dharma Productions and Yash Raj Films and keep praising them for even the tiniest roles, but their attitude changes when it comes to smaller producers. Aren’t these producers also spending money?”
Mika Singh’s Bitter Experience In Film Production
Mika said he would never produce a film again. He added,
“I have now decided never to produce a film, and I advise others to do the same. And if at all they consider making films, please give an opportunity to newcomers.”
Mika Singh also disclosed that he was once advised by Bollywood Superstars Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar to avoid film production. There is a quote by Akshay Kumar that he once said to me about producing a film. He said,
“Akshay Kumar warned me about producing a film. We met at an event. He said, ‘I heard you are making a film.’ I said, ‘yes, I am, I am producing it.’ He said, ‘Have you gone crazy? You have achieved so much in life, why do you want to go knocking at the vans of actors reminding them their shot is ready? Please don’t put your money. You will lose it all.'”
Mika also received similar advice from Salman Khan, who proposed that he should be a star in his movie. He further added,
“Salman said, ‘It is okay if you want to produce a film, but at least star in it. You are more famous than the people you have cast in your film.’ But, I didn’t listen to him either. I just wanted to remain a producer and give good music to the film. I put so much money and the series didn’t work. Now, I regret not starring in my own project. At least, I would have made the songs work if not anything else.”
It was during the shooting of the 2015 film Alone, that Karan Singh Grover and Bipasha Basu first met and later married in 2016. The couple was blessed with their first child, a daughter, in 2022, and they named her Devi.
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