Esha Gupta Recalls Fallout with Sajid Khan During Humshakals: 'Unhone Mujhe Gaali Di…'
After years of speculation surrounding her turbulent experience while filming 'Humshakals', Esha Gupta has finally broken her silence.
After years of speculation surrounding her turbulent experience while filming 'Humshakals', Esha Gupta has finally broken her silence. In a candid conversation with Siddharth Kannan, the actress opened up about her strained working relationship with director Sajid Khan and confirmed that there was indeed a serious falling-out between them.
Esha revealed that although she signed onto the film with optimism, the atmosphere on set eventually turned tense. “Vibes eventually set par kharaab ho chuke the (The vibe on set had turned negative),” she said.
A heated confrontation between Esha Gupta and Sajid Khan
Esha recalled a major confrontation with Sajid that shifted the tone of their working relationship irreparably. “I had a fight. Sajid Khan and I were not at all on the same page, and we ended up having a proper fight. It happened once, and after that, things were never the same. See, I don’t like people abusing me. You should always treat people the way you want them to treat you. It’s that simple. Unhone mujhe gaali di… phir maine bhi di (He abused me, and in return, I also abused him).”
When asked what provoked the clash, Esha chose to keep some details private but hinted at deeper frustrations behind the scenes. “Kuch log baat karne se pehle sochte nahi hai… frustrated hote hai (Some people don’t think before they speak… they’re frustrated for many reasons). I don’t want to talk about that because I’ve moved on from it.”
When Esha walked out of Humshakals set
Despite the altercation, Esha says she initially wanted to quit the project. “I walked out of the set. I went home. I didn’t stay. I had also made up my mind to exit the film. But it was the producer who apologised first, even before Sajid did.”
She also reflected on the cast’s reaction after watching the final film together. “When we all watched the film, we knew it was going to be a huge disaster,” she said, referring to the film’s critical and commercial failure.
Esha on #MeToo Allegations against Sajid
Years after her incident with Sajid Khan, multiple women came forward with #MeToo allegations against him. However, Esha clarified that she was never subjected to any such misconduct.
“No, that way I’ll give him credit. That’s why one newspaper, very early on, had wrongly added my name to Sajid Khan’s dating history, and I made sure they apologised to me for that.”
Esha firmly distanced herself from the sexual misconduct allegations while acknowledging the abuse she personally experienced. “I’ve never said anything in relation to MeToo about Sajid. In fact, when those allegations started coming out, someone even added my name to the list of people who accused him. I said, ‘No.’ Dekhiye, jahan jisne jo galti ki hai woh bolo (Look, whoever has made a mistake, call them out for that). Like I’m openly saying now that he abused me. But Sajid never tried any of those [sexual misconduct] things with me. So I will not say that about him.”
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