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Jigra Controversy: Bijou Thaangjam, an actor from Mary Kom, has accused the makers of Jigra of falsely confirming his casting and then "ghosting" him, causing him to turn down other offers. This allegation adds to existing controversy surrounding Jigra, which is already facing claims of falsifying box office numbers from Divya Khosla Kumar. 

Mary Kom Actor Accuses Team Of Alia Bhatt Films Of Ghosting Him

Bijou Thaangjam, a North Eastern actor, shared his disappointing experience with the team of Jigra on X. After auditioning and sending tapes twice over four months, Bijou received confirmation of his casting in November 2023, with expected shoot dates in December. However, despite reserving his entire month and turning down other offers, he never received a call to report to the sets. 

The Mary Kom actor said, “Back in 2023, I was approached by their casting team to audition for a role. I sent my tapes twice over the span of four months, playing along with their timeline. By the end of November, they told me I’d be shooting in December — fantastic, right? Except they never gave me any firm shoot dates. Still, they booked me for the entire month of December, expecting that I’d be ready to shoot for them at any moment. As someone based in Imphal, Manipur, I made it very clear from the start that travel arrangements would need to be made, but that didn’t seem to matter.”

He further added, “Throughout the month, I was left in the dark, communicating with the casting team but receiving no real updates on when I’d actually be needed. The last message I received was on December 26th, stating ‘Waiting for a revert’, and after that — complete silence. Meanwhile, I’d lost out on other projects because I was sitting around, waiting for them to give me the go-ahead. But of course, that never came.”

Bijou said, “The director is undeniably talented, but the way they handled this entire situation was deeply unprofessional. For actors like me from the Northeast, it felt particularly dismissive, almost discriminatory. My time was wasted, and I missed out on other opportunities just because they expected I’d be available at a moment’s notice.”

It is pertinent to note that the team of Jigra is yet to react to the claims. The movie has been co-produced by Alia Bhatt and Karan Johar’s production houses.