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'They call an actor who looks Chinese', Manipur actor shows 'Jigra' by messing with the makers of Alia Bhatt's film

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Bijou Thaangjam Exclusive on Alia Bhatt Movie Jigra Makers: Alia Bhatt's film 'Jigra' was released in theaters on Friday, but the film was in controversies even before its release. 'Jigra' received mixed reactions. Meanwhile, the film also failed to take a good start at the box office. Now Manipur based actor Bijou Thangjam has made a big allegation against the producers of the film. Regarding this the actor News 24 Had an exclusive conversation with during which he told many things.

Bijou's allegations against the makers of the film

After the release of 'Jigra', actor Bijou Thangjam's name is now embroiled in controversies. In fact, he had strongly criticized the makers of the film through a post on social media. He had raised many questions on the behavior of the makers. According to Bijou, he was locked to play an important role in this film, but he did not get any response for several months. Due to this, other projects also slipped from his hands.

After this controversy, Alia Bhatt's fans targeted Bijou with many racist comments. Now Bijou, in an exclusive conversation with News 24, told about the challenges he had to face for speaking against the big production houses. He said, 'If I was afraid of losing my job, I would never have spoken against him. I cannot work at the cost of self-respect.

'Discrimination against North-East actors'

While talking, Bijou said that this problem is not only related to 'Jigra', but it always happens with North-East actors. He said, 'We are always made to feel as if we are being done a favor when it comes to casting.' He told that people from casting agencies often call him 'Chinese looking actor' or 'Nepali looking actor', which is very insulting.

The actor also said that he has to face discrimination on the sets. He said, 'Any normal person is allowed to come to the studio, but we have to prove that we are part of the project. This is insulting.

What did Bijou say on the 'Jigra' controversy?

Regarding the 'Jigra' controversy, the actor made it clear that he had no intention of defaming anyone. He said, 'I did not know that my post would go viral. I was just sharing my experiences. Bijou told that he wanted to work in this film because of Alia Bhatt as he is a fan of the actress. When he was asked why he did not speak on this issue earlier, he said that he did not want to spread negativity towards the film.

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