Satyameva Jayate 2, starring John Abraham and Divya Khossla, was made on a big budget of Rs. 95 crore and was a disaster at the box office. Recently, Milap Zaveri revealed that he was made to feel that he failed after the film’s release and felt abandoned by producer Nikkhil Advani, who is like a brother to him. Zaveri also shared that he sent a text to Advani mentioning how it took them one failure to drop him. 

In a candid interview with Siddharth Kannan on his YouTube channel, Milap recalled his fallout with Nikkhil Advani after the failure of Satyameva Jayate 2 starring John Abraham.

The director admitted that he was made to feel he failed and even told the same thing. He mentioned it could have been overconfidence from his side, but he was never disrespected or crossed any line with Nikkhil or Emmay Entertainment.

The Marjaavaan director admitted he had some arguments with Nikkhil while working on the John Abraham-led film. But it was due to their differences in opinion. Since his last two films were a hit, he had a lot of conviction in himself during that phase. So, it was more like two people who believed in different kinds of cinemas.

Zaveri said, “It was just that until my cinema was working, he sucked it up. He accepted it because it was making money for him and his company.”

He recalled that Satyameva Jayate was a turning point for the production house and him after its success. So, there could have been overconfidence on his part to make the sequel.

Although they parted ways amicably, he mentioned that Advani is like an elder brother and is almost like a father figure to him. They have a personal connection, so he feels he has a right to express his feelings honestly. 

Milan confessed he felt hurt, which lingered for a long time and made him feel abandoned by the Vedaa director. So, he even sent a text message to the latter expressing his feelings.

He recalled the text and said, “I messaged him also at one point. Nikkhil, one flop, and you dropped me. You just dropped me, and tune haath saaf kar diya, all bets are clear.” 

Despite his clear message to Nikkhil, the writer just got a smiley face back. Still, he attends their functions or other events whenever possible because he will always be there for them.

On the work front, Milap Zaveri is busy directing Masti 4, which stars Riteish Deshmukh, Aftab Shivdasani, and Vivek Oberoi.  The female leads or the final release date haven’t been announced yet, but fans are already excited to watch the film.

Arjun Kapoor has given some impressive performances ever since he made his acting debut with Ishaqzaade in 2012. Since then, he has been part of many hit movies. But in the recent past, some of his films didn’t do well at the box office. Having said that, Rohit Shetty cast him to play the antagonist in his upcoming actioner, Singham Again. When asked why the filmmaker trusted the actor despite his films not working, filmmaker-writer Milap Zaveri said that Shetty saw talent and passion in Kapoor.

Milap Zaveri, who has penned dialogues for Rohit Shetty’s Singham Again told Siddharth Kannan that the filmmaker is a genius who shows faith in people, regardless of how high or low their career graph is currently. When quizzed why he cast Arjun Kapoor to play the antagonist in his upcoming multi-starrer film, the Mastizaade director said, “He saw talent and passion in Arjun Kapoor for Singham Again. He believed that Arjun Kapoor just needed the right opportunity, and that’s his genius. Once the film releases, we will see how right Rohit was.”

Milap also recalled how Shetty gave him a chance with Singham even when he was going through a rough patch in his career after Satyameva Jayate 2. He stated that the Golmaal director is not a genius for nothing. According to Zaveri, Shetty is one of India’s biggest directors and genuinely a nice person. When he walks on set, the whole crew respects him. Moreover, he also supports everyone. “He accepted Arjun into his family and believed he would add value to the film. Rohit believed in Arjun, and that’s what will reflect in the movie,” Milap Zaveri divulged.

For those unaware, Singham Again is the direct sequel to his 2014 movie, Singham Returns. It also marks the fifth installment in Shetty’s franchise. While Arjun is playing a negative character, the movie also stars Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Tiger Shroff, Jackie Shroff, Dayanand Shetty, and Shweta Tiwari in key roles. Produced by Rohit, Ajay, and Jyoti Deshpande, the movie is all set to hit big screens on November 1, 2024, coinciding with Diwali.