Laapataa Ladies actor Satendra Soni, who played a pivotal role in Aamir Khan’s Laapataa Ladies, has shared a distressed video on Instagram. In the video, Soni is seen breaking down in tears as he alleges that he was threatened by a director and denied payment for shooting a film in Madhya Pradesh.
Satendra Soni was last seen in Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies.Laapataa Ladies actor allegedly threatened
In the video, Satendra Soni broke down in tears as he shared how the filmmaker allegedly refused to pay his fees and even threatened him when he asked for his payment. He said, “My name is Satindra Soni. I am an actor. I had come to Mahiar to shoot a film Pedh Palkhi, whose director is Pushpendra Ji. He had given me ₹50,000 signing amount, and he told me that after this that we will pay you after the shoot. We have completed eight days of shoot today and when I spoke to him about the money, he asked me to pack up and told me, ‘Dekhne nahi chahiye tum hotel mein (I better not see you in the hotel). Humein marne ki dhamki de rahe hain (He is threatening to kill me).”
He further explained in the caption, he wrote in Hindi, “Hello, my name is Satendra Soni. I am an actor. I went to Maihar, Madhya Pradesh, to shoot for a film called Ped Palki. The director and producer for it is Pushpendra Singh, who also made Ajmer 92. They just sent me ₹50,000 in advance to come to shoot, and committed to make the rest of the payment during the shoot. I had a total of 10 days’ job of shooting. After 7-8 days, they didn’t pay me anything. There, I also heard people in the unit saying no one got paid. When I asked about payment, I was told to pack up. Pushpendra started threatening me and said, ‘You check out from the hotel in 10 minutes, you should not be seen in the hotel, or else we will kill you.’ His wife, Pragati Chauhan, who was the heroine of the movie, also scolded and hurled dirty abuses at me. I was very scared, and as I started checking out of the hotel in fear. Shreedhar Dubey and Pankaj Sharma also came with me.”
He accused the director and his wife of beating him. He wrote in Hindi, “The three of us were walking when they chased us in a car. His wife, Pragati Chauhan, and director Pushpendra Singh, upon seeing me, started beating me in the middle of the road. When Shridhar Bhaiya came forward to save me, the director started beating him too.”
In the next video, Satendra Soni, along with two other artistes, is seen at a railway station in Mumbai, declaring that he has safely reached the city. He is also seen thanking the Madhya Pradesh Police, and others for helping him and the other artistes reach Mumbai safely.
Who is Satendra Soni?
Satendra Soni has played small but notable roles in several well-known projects, including Ayushmann Khurrana’s Doctor G, Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor’s Bawaal, Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders, and the television show Hello Bachhon. He gained wider recognition after playing a small but pivotal role in Aamir Khan’s production Laapataa Ladies, directed by Kiran Rao. The film was hailed by both critics and audiences and was also India’s official entry to the Oscars. It starred Sparsh Shrivastava, Nitanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta, Chhaya Kadam, and Ravi Kishan in lead roles.
He will next be seen in the highly anticipated Mirzapur: The Movie. The film is based on the hit web series Mirzapur and is bankrolled by Farhan Akhtar. It stars Pankaj Tripathi, Divyenndu, Ali Fazal, and Jitendra Kumar in lead roles. On his Instagram, Satendra frequently shares behind-the-scenes photos and videos with his co-stars. He recently posted a BTS clip with the Mirzapur cast and wrote in Hindi, “Mirzapur’s team is equally explosive behind the camera.”