Scarlett Wilson, who featured in Manohari in the first instalment of Baahubali, was shooting an item number for Hansa - Ek Sanyog. Reports suggest that for a long time, a man named Umakant Rai was making obscene gestures at the actress. She kept quiet for a while but Rai even tried touching her hair. This action made her furious and out of rage she slapped the actor.
Scarlett Wilson In Baahubali
As per reports, she immediately stopped the on-going shoot and stormed out of the sets. The shooting had to be halted. A popular news channel contacted producer Suresh Sharma who said that he will be taking the complaint to the Film Federation of India. In case, the actor doesn't issue an apology, it will cost his acting license.
Hansa -Ek Sanyog is based on the struggled lives of transgenders and is produced under the banner of Chitragrahi Films.
Meanwhile, Scarlett Wilson is married to former Bigg Boss contestant Praveen Rana. She also spotted in reality shows like Dare 2 Dance and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. Scarlett will now be seen in Akshay Kumar’s upcoming film Gold which also stars Farhan Akhtar, Kiara Advani, Kunal Kapoor and Mouni Roy.
Baahubali was released in 2015 and went on to become one of the most successful films of the year. The film earned Rs 518 crore in all languages in India alone and became the highest-grossing movie in India surpassing the gross of PK (2015) of Rs 440 crore from India. The makers during the release itself announced the sequel of the film which is a megablockbuster of the year.
The sequel, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion went on to become the highest grossing Indian film across the world. In the first week itself the film bagged over Rs 247 crore and had beaten all previous records set by Salman Khan's Sultan (2016) and Aamir Khan's Dangal (2016) and PK (2014).