"Deeply Unprofessional": Actor Accuses Jigra Makers Of Discrimination

Days after Divya Khossla accused Alia Bhatt of faking box office numbers for her new film Jigra, the film found itself enmeshed into another controversy. This time, a Manipur-based actor Bijou Thaangjam accused the Jigra makers of "unprofessional behaviour" and labelled accusations of bias towards actors from the North-East by "big production houses".

In a long note, shared on X, Bijou Thaangjam opened up about how he auditioned for a role for Alia Bhatt's Jigra and how his dates were kept occupied without assuring him a final confirmation. Bijou Thaangjam claimed that he lost other films during that time as his dates were booked for Jigra. Bijou Thaangjam wrote on X,  "I'm not writing this with any agenda or accusations.

I just want to share the reality of how actors like me from the Northeast are often treated by big production houses. Hopefully, this sheds some light on what we face."