Vidya-Jessica director at war

Vidya Balan and Rajkumar Gupta, the director of No One Killed Jessica, are at war.
The much-talked-about film about the murder of Delhi girl Jessica Lal, as seen through the eyes of Jessica’s sister Sabrina Lal, is in a state of flux now. The lead actress and the director are at loggerheads over a serious issue.
Should the real Sabrina Lal be brought into the film? That’s the bone of contention.And Vidya, who otherwise has complete faith in her director’s decisions, is not okay with this one.
Says a source close to the project, “When Vidya first heard about Rajkumar Gupta’s plans to bring the real Sabrina into the project, she was aghast. She immediately asked Gupta if this was true. When told that Gupta and the producers UTV were indeed keen to have Sabrina in the film, Vidya suggested it would not be a good idea.
In fact, she clearly saw this as a violation of privacy. Vidya felt it was one thing to make a film on Jessica’s murder. But to put the real Sabrina Lal on screen seemed gimmicky to her.
However, Gupta had quite a different take on the subject. He felt bringing the real Sabrina into the picture would only enhance the credibility of the bio-pic.” Even now when the film is just two months from release director Rajkumar Gupta is trying to persuade the real Sabrina Lal to make an appearance in No One Killed Jessica.
Vidya seems unaware that her request to keep the real Sabrina Lal out of the picture is being set aside. Says Vidya, “I think the least we can do to respect Jessica Lal’s memory is to respect her family’s privacy.
I don’t think it’s right to expect Sabrina to make an appearance in our film. It would open up too many wounds for the family.”
Director Rajkumar Gupta has a different take on the subject. “Wait and see if Sabrina is in the film or not. That’s all I can say at the moment.”
It remains to be seen who blinks first. Vidya or Gupta.
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