Vidya Balan Turns Down Request To Have Dinner With MP Minister, 'Sherni' Shoot Comes To A Halt?

The shoot of Vidya Balan starrer 'Sherni' was reportedly halted after the actress refused to have dinner with a minister.

New Delhi: Bollywood actress Vidya Balan started shooting for her upcoming film 'Sherni' in October 2020 in Madhya Pradesh. The Amit Masurkar directorial remained in limelight after one of the actors, Vijay Raaz, was arrested for allegedly molesting a woman crew member on the film's sets. Now, several reports have suggested that the shooting for the movie was halted after Vidya Balan refused to have dinner with minister Vijay Shah. According to a report in an entertainment portal, the crew's vehicles were not given the permission to enter the forest after Vidya reportedly turned down the dinner invite. "I don’t know what exactly happened. But there was talk about a minister’s request for a lunch and when the request was turned down, the crew’s vehicles were refused permission to enter the forest the next day for shooting," a source told SpotboyE. Vijay Shah has refuted all the reports which suggested that the shoot was stopped. He said that the film's team requested him for lunch or dinner but it was not possible. He clarified that the plans for lunch or dinner were cancelled and the shoot was not halted. "I was there (Balaghat) on request from those who took permission for the shoot and requested me for lunch or dinner. I said not possible now, I will meet them when I go to Maharashtra. Lunch or dinner was cancelled, the shoot was not," Vijay told ANI. Talking about Vidya Balan, the 'Dirty Picture' actress was last seen in 'Shakuntala Devi'. She played the titular role in the biographical comedy-drama, which premiered directly on Amazon Prime Video on July 31. It was originally slated to hit the silver screens in May 2020; however, the film couldn't release as the cinema halls were closed due to the COVID-19 crisis. WATCH: Deleted Amusing Clip From Vidya Balan’s ‘Shakuntala Devi’ Vidya will produce and star as former Indian Prime Minsiter Indira Gandhi in a yet-to-be titled web series. Her film 'Sherni' is being directed by Amit Masurkar, who helmed Rajkummar Rao starrer 'Newton'. Stay tuned for more updates!