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Back in 2020, singer Mika Singh produced a series titled Dangerous. Mika wanted to play it safe with his first project, which is why he chose a script written by Raaz filmmaker Vikram Bhatt. As he didn’t want to take any risks, he hired Bhatt’s entire team to work on the project. To keep the budget in line, he cast actor Karan Singh Grover and for the female lead, the singer wanted to launch a newcomer, until Karan’s wife, Bipasha Basu, insisted on starring in the series alongside him. For Mika Singh, it was the “most horrible” experience of his career, forcing him to quit film production altogether.
In an interview on the KADAK YouTube channel, the singer said, “I wanted to cast Karan Singh Grover and a newcomer girl so that the project remains under budget, and we make something nice, but Bipasha Basu jumped into it and was like, ‘We can both be part of this series’. They didn’t exceed the budget, but the experience was horrible.”
Mika Singh shared that the couple created a lot of issues and extended a three-month shoot to six months, wasting a lot of his money. “I took a team of 50 to London for a month-long schedule. However, it was 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 moved to a different hotel. We did that as well.”
He added, “Later, when we were shooting a stunt scene, Karan Singh Grover fractured his leg. They even created issues while dubbing the film. They were giving excuses that they have sore throats and other things. I couldn’t understand the drama, especially when they were paid for their work.”
Mika shared the couple even refused to do a kissing scene despite signing a contract which clearly mentioned that there was a kissing scene in the script. “They are husband and wife, and yet they created drama around kissing each other on screen,” said the singer. 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 we also spending money?”
The singer said this experience forced him to give up on producing films altogether. He said, “I have now decided to never produce a film and I advise the same to others. And if at all they consider to make films, please give an opportunity to newcomers.”
In the same interview, Mika mentioned how Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar advised him against producing the project. He shared, “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 invest your money. You will lose it all.'”
Similarly, Salman Khan advised the singer to star in his own film. “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 nothing else,” shared Mika.
Karan Singh Grover and Bipasha Basu met on the sets of Alone in 2015. They married in 2016. In 2022, the couple welcomed their first child, a daughter, Devi.
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