Overview
- Producer Kumar Mangat Pathak says a legal notice has been sent to Khanna and compensation will be sought after he quit despite an advance, a locked look, and paid costume work.
- Director Abhishek Pathak says Khanna exited five days before the shoot, adding he halted talks after the actor stopped engaging.
- The team cites continuity over hairstyle as the core dispute rather than pay, with reports of a ₹21 crore fee dismissed after terms had already been agreed.
- Pathak clarifies Ahlawat is not a replacement for Khanna, as a new character is being written, and says Ajay Devgn left casting decisions to him.
- The film stays on schedule with a month-long Goa shoot from January 8 and a planned theatrical release on October 2, 2026.