Mumbai : Shooting of actor Janhvi Kapoor’s upcoming film Good Luck Jerry was disrupted after a group
of farmers held a protest here.
The incident took place near Civil Lines area on Saturday when protesting farmers opposed the filming of
the movie. Shouting slogans against Bollywood, protesters lamented that no actor extended support to
farmers’ agitation against the Centre’s three farm laws.
“We are telling the film industry which is holding its shooting in Punjab to at least speak in favour of
farmers who are agitating against the legislations,” said a protester Rajwant Singh Sandhu.
Another protester said, “We are opposing Bollywood actors for not extending support to farmers.” They
also slammed the Centre for imposing black laws on the farming community.
Some farmers held protest outside the hotel where the film’s crew is staying. A police official on Sunday
said the protests were peaceful.
Earlier this month, shooting of Good Lucky Jerry had briefly come to a halt at Bassi Pathana in Fatehgarh
Sahib after a group of farmers had insisted that Janhvi make a comment on the ongoing farmers’ protest.
Following the incident, the Dhadak actor shared an Instagram Story in support of the farmers. Unlike
other posts, Instagram Stories disappear after 24 hours from the time they are published.
“Farmers are at the heart of our country. I recognise and value the role that they play in feeding our nation.
I hope a resolution is reached soon that benefits the farmers,” Kapoor had written.
Farmers from Punjab and Haryana have been camping at Delhi’s borders for several weeks, demanding
the repeal of the farm laws and a legal guarantee on the minimum support price for crops.
They claim that the new laws will weaken the MSP system. But the Centre says the MSP system will
remain and the new laws only provide more options for farmers to sell their produce.
Actor Janhvi Kapoor’s upcoming film Good Luck Jerry has reportedly run into fresh trouble; the shoot of
the film was stalled for a second time in Punjab.
Janhvi has been shooting for her film, produced by Aanand L Rai and directed by Sidharth Sengupta, in
Punjab. Earlier this month, the film’s shoot had been similarly halted near Fatehgarh Sahib.
As per a report in Times of India, this incident took place in Patiala on Saturday when a group of farmers
reached the shoot location and raised slogans against the shooting of the film in the city. They later went to
the hotel where the cast and crew was staying and continued to raise slogans. They wanted the actor to
support the farmers.
Quoting a source, the report said: “This is not an issue against any actor of film, the farmers wanted them
to support their cause since agriculture is something that affects everyone. Not just Janhvi, they also
demanded that other Bollywood actors too should come out in support of the farmers.”
Earlier this month, a group of farmers had reached the shooting location at Bassi Pathana, near Fatehgarh
Sahib and had insisted that she make a comment on the ongoing farmers’ protest.
According to Sukhminder Singh Chauhan, DSP, Bassi Pathana, the incident took place on January 11
after 20-30 farmers reached the movie sets for a “peaceful” protest.
“The shooting had stopped for two-three hours on January 11. There wasn’t anything major. Around 20-
30 people had reached the set. It was a peaceful agitation.
“All they wanted was assurance of support from them (the actors). When they did, the shoot was
resumed. It was mutually resolved. Now the shoot is going on smoothly,” Chauhan told PTI on
Wednesday.
The Dhadak actor had shared an Instagram Story in support of the farmers. Unlike other posts, Instagram
Stories disappear after 24 hours from the time they are published.
“Farmers are at the heart of our country. I recognise and value the role that they play in feeding our nation.
I hope a resolution is reached soon that benefits the farmers,” Janhvi had written.
