Chunky Pandey Attacked For His Hello Darling Role
By SAMPURNThursday, June 17, 2010
June 17, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Bollywood actor Chunky Pandey is going to rock the viewers with his performances in the upcoming movie Hello Darling. But, he had to pay for this role, where he plays the legendary musician Elvis Presley. Don’t misunderstand! He did not pay any money but a fanatic attacked him at a Pune lounge for playing the role.
The drunken boy threw a beer bottle at the veteran actor. However, the bottle crashed to the ground and Chunky remain unhurt, informed a source close to the actor.
It seems that the boy was upset with Chunky, who got his pictures clicked in Elvis’ clothing. Reacting to the incident, Chunky said, “I think the boy did not want to hurt me, he just wanted some attention. So the bottle crashed on the ground and not on me. According to him, I was making fun of Elvis.”
The actor added, “I asked the bouncers not to hit him. Then I assured the boy that I am not playing the king himself but just a fan of the singer, who is an unsuccessful artist from Ulhas Nagar. I passed the rest of evening peacefully so I think I was able to cool him down.”
Directed by Subhash Ghai Hello Darling has stars Celina Jaitley, Rajpal Yadav, Eesha Koppikar, Javed Jaffrey, Kurush Deboo, Gul Panag, Amrita Arora, Divya Dutta and Mukesh Tiwari acting in it.
Renowned music director Pritam Chakraborty has composed music for the film. Shabbir Ahmed and Sameer have penned the lyrics and the cinematography is done by Ravi Yadav.
The film will release under the banner of Mukta Arts Ltd on July 30.
– Sampurn Wire
