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Jude Anthany Joseph left Ayushmann film over Mohanlal 'secondary casting'
A filmmaker named Jude Anthany Joseph wrote a story that many movie makers wanted to produce.
Managers of actors in Telugu and Tamil movies called him, and Hindi and Telugu production houses did too.
Altogether, he had close to 16 choices.
He decided to go with the team of Hindi actor Ayushmann Khurrana.
The movie also planned to include big star Mohanlal.
But the people making the movie said Mohanlal's role would be treated as 'secondary casting.'
Joseph did not agree and walked away from the project.
Because he left, the planned film never took off.
He later told the public why the project fell apart.
Malayalam filmmaker Jude Anthany Joseph revealed why his planned Bollywood film with Ayushmann Khurrana and Mohanlal never took off.
He walked away from the project after being told Mohanlal's role would be treated as 'secondary casting' during the decision-making process.
One of his stories attracted interest from across multiple Indian film industries.
Joseph received close to 16 offers, including from Chiranjeevi's manager in Telugu, Vikram's manager in Tamil, and Hindi and Telugu production houses.
Among all offers, he decided to go with Ayushmann Khurrana's team.
- Who
- Malayalam filmmaker Jude Anthany Joseph, actors Ayushmann Khurrana and Mohanlal
- What
- Jude Anthany Joseph revealed he walked away from a planned Bollywood film because Mohanlal's role would be treated as 'secondary casting,' and the project never took off
- Where
- Indian film industry, involving Hindi (Bollywood), Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam cinema
- When
- Not specified in the articles; described as a past project that never took off
- Why
- Joseph objected to Mohanlal's role being treated as 'secondary casting' during the decision-making process
Jude Anthany Joseph
Project decision-makers
Mohanlal's role in the film
Jude Anthany Joseph
Joseph walked away because he was unwilling to have Mohanlal's role treated as 'secondary casting.'
Project decision-makers
The project's decision-makers communicated that Mohanlal's role would be treated as 'secondary casting' during the decision-making process.
Key facts
- Filmmaker
- Jude Anthany Joseph (Malayalam cinema)
- Planned stars
- Ayushmann Khurrana and Mohanlal
- Reason project fell apart
- Mohanlal's role was to be treated as 'secondary casting'
- Offers received
- Close to 16 across languages
- Industries that made offers
- Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi
- Choice made
- Ayushmann Khurrana's team
- Outcome
- The film never took off
Sources
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