Singer-turned-producer Mika Singh claimed that his debut venture into production, the 2020 web series Dangerous, turned into a costly lesson, marred by on-set challenges with stars Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover. In a recent interview on Shubhankar Mishra’s podcast, Mika shared a particularly frustrating incident where Bipasha halted filming for three hours over an omelette. He recalled, “Ek omelette ke peechhe poora shoot ruk gaya. Teen ghante ke liye shoot ruk gaya omelette ke peechhe (The entire shoot was halted over an omelette for three hours).”
Mika Singh recalls Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover demanded separate rooms while shooting Dangerous: “They were a married couple”
Mika elaborated, “Bipasha didn’t eat her breakfast and showed up on set. At 11 in the morning, I get a call, ‘Mika, what is happening? This is such a rubbish production.’ I was like, ‘What happened?’ She says, ‘Omelette’. I told my guy to make her an omelette.” The incident, though seemingly trivial, underscored broader issues that plagued the production, leaving Mika disillusioned about his role as a producer.
Budget Overruns and On-Set Tensions
The shoot of Dangerous, initially planned as a one-month schedule in London with a 50-member crew, stretched to two months, inflating costs significantly. Mika, who had envisioned himself as a top-tier producer akin to Dharma Productions, was unprepared for the reality. He shared, “It was a dangerous experience. How was I supposed to know that producers are actually worthless in this business? I thought producers are the big-shots. Now, Akshay Kumar has taught me what a producer really does; they only call actors to set and tell them that the shot is ready.”
Adding to the woes, Karan Singh Grover fractured his leg during a “childishly simple stunt,” extending his stay in London for three months despite the option to return to India for treatment. Mika lamented, “I’m sitting here, having spent all that money on the production. Then, Karan breaks his leg. He could’ve gotten it treated in India, but he stayed there for three months. Poor guy.”
Unreasonable Demands from the Stars
Mika also highlighted the couple’s unexpected demands, despite being married. He said, “I took a team of 50 to London for a month-long schedule. However, it was extended to two months. Karan and Bipasha created a lot of drama. They were a married couple, so I booked a single room for them. But, they were like, ‘No, we need our separate rooms.’ I didn’t understand the logic. They then demanded to move to a different hotel. We did that as well.” These requests, combined with what Mika described as a lack of respect for the production, strained the process further.
Reflecting on their attitude, he added, “I have no beef with them, but it makes you wonder why certain people aren’t successful. You should never turn your nose up at opportunities. You don’t respect success. You think that the producer is your servant. You should worship producers, because you don’t know what’ll happen to you tomorrow.”
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