Vidya Balan's 'Sherni' filming halted? MP minister says 'cancelled lunch, not shoot'

shooting of Vidya Balan’s upcoming film Sherni which is being shot in Mhya Presh came to a halt. According to various media reports, this happened when actress refused to attend Mhya Presh foreign minister Vijay Shah's invitation for dinner. On or hand, Vijay Shah on vember 30 refuted reports that he h allegedly stopped shooting of film in Balaghat.

shooting of film Sherni halted?

While speaking to news ncy ANI, he cleared air of suspicion and said: 

"I was re (Balaghat) on request from those who took permission for shoot and requested me for lunch or dinner. I said t possible w, I will meet m when I go to Maharashtra. Lunch or dinner was canceled, shoot was t.”

Reportedly, District Forest Officer (DFO) of Balaghat allowed only two vehicles in forest, where team was expected to shoot. incident reportedly took place only a day after Vidya allegedly refused dinner invite.

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Vehicles of production team of Balan's upcoming movie were also allegedly stopped from entering a forest for shooting. As for film's shoot, movie is being shot in various locations in MP including a forest. Directed by Amit Masurkar, Sherni revolves around man-animal conflict and features Vidya Balan playing role of a forest officer. A first for Vidya, actress has been quite excited about film. To kick off shooting schedule in October, cast and crew also came toger for a pooja as photos from location went viral on social media. 

While first actor Vijay Raaz's sexual harassment case surfaced, w Mhya Presh Minister Vijay Shah seems to be gaining attention from all quarters.  Meanwhile, on work front, Vidya Balan's Shakuntala Devi received high praise from audience. film that premiered on Amazon Prime video during global pandemic, also features Sanya Malhotra, Jisshu Sengupta, Spandan Chaturvedi, Amit Sh, and Prakash Belawi in pivotal roles. She is currently filming for her upcoming Sherni which is directed by Amit Masurkar.  

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(With inputs from ANI)