Jagga Jasoos: Ranbir Kapoor accepts fault for axing Govinda's cameo in the film

Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif’s film Jagga Jasoos, which is to release very soon, cannot seem to escape controversy. Whether it is the delayed release, the need to re-shoot certain parts or the alleged inability of its leads to get along, the film has been bogged down several times.

In the past, the film created buzz when pictures of a scene where Govinda can be seen sharing screen space with Kapoor and Kaif went viral.

In this picture, Govinda looked almost unrecognisable with his long hair in braids and grown beard. The obvious deduction made was that he would be seen in a cameo role in this adventure musical, which was later confirmed as being incorrect.

Kapoor has accepted the blame for this decision. “Unfortunately, the entire track has been chopped off; it is our fault, Basu and mine. We had started this film prematurely, without a complete script. The character had completely changed, and the film was taking so long. It is very irresponsible, and very unfair to cast a great legend like Govinda and not do justice to his role. We are apologetic, but it is the best thing for the film so we had to cut that track out,” he said , as quoted by DNA.

Previously, director Anurag Basu had  clarified that he was not starring in the film, as his parts were taken out of the film following changes in the script. He accepted that they had shot together and thanked Govinda, but said that this had happened in the intial stages of the film. Ranbir Kapoor, too, said that it was their loss that he could not make it to the final cut.

At this point, Govinda had a different story to tell; he claimed that the makers of Jagga Jasoos were defaming him by not clarifying the matter. He added that he was not going to be part of the promotions but had finished his work for the film.

Then he took to Twitter to express his disappointment regarding this directorial decision. “I gave full respect to Kapoor family. I did the film because he (Ranbir) is my senior’s son. I was told I will get the script. I was told they will narrate the film in South Africa and I didn’t even charge my signing amount (and) made no contracts,” he tweeted, adding, “I was unwell and on drips, but still I travelled to South Africa and did my shoot. There were various negative stories and negative articles only for Govinda and that’s how the film was remembered for three years. I did my job as an actor and if the director is not happy it’s completely his call.”

Jagga Jasoos also stars Sayani Gupta, Karan Wahi and Saswata Chatterjee. It is scheduled to release on 14 July.