Was threatened and asked to pay money for my film’s review: Vikas Khanna

Celebrity chef-turned filmmaker Vikas Khanna shared some of his bad experince with the film industry insiders and critics.

Taking to Twitter he wrote, “When I used to hear @KanganaTeam speak ab this issue of critics & favoritism & nepotism it used to hurt my heart. But today I experience it first hand. Minions won’t let outsiders enter even if they put their heart & soul in craft. It’s painful to hear ‘Pay or we’ll destroy you’,” he wrote.

Replying to another tweet, he wrote, “Manish ji. This is what breaks my heart. I can endure a lot because I have your support. But for new comers it is very very tough due to these minions.”

In another tweet, he added, “My 2 Greatest Icons have spoken @VikasSwarup @bhawanasomaaya While many critics are asking for money or they will give me 2 Stars or destroy my movie or not give me AWARDS I ONLY care for my viewers & not reviewers My Award is YOUR love. Pls watch #TheLastColor on Amazon Prime.”

On Friday, he had shared a poster of his film on Instagram, and had written, “While we all condemn Dynasties, Nepotism & Favoritism…yet we don’t give a chance to the self-mades. We admire & support their gatekeepers, but are unkind to the ‘New’. ‘New’ can’t flourish without encouragement & love. When ‘New’ rises, it makes way for “More New”, it makes way for all of us.”

“It’s a very simple story capturing the richness of India. I found this story so compelling that I couldn’t resist telling it to the world. I mean, imagine being denied the right to touch colour. My life is all about colour in the form of spices and vegetables; the thought that if someone took that privilege away from me, drove me crazy,” he said speaking about the film.