Satendra Soni News: Laapataa Ladies Satendra Soni, who was seen playing the role of Chotu in Aamir Khan’s production Laaptaa Ladies, is making headlines for a shocking reason. Sharing a heartbreaking video on social media, Satendra has alleged being non payment, physical assault and threats by a filmmaker post a shoot in Madhya Pradesh. The emotional video is going viral on social media wherein Satendra Soni has allegedly accused the makers of Ped Palki and director Pushpendra Singh for assault and non payment.
Satendra Soni’s Shocking Allegations
In the video uploaded on Instagram, Satendra Soni claimed that he had shot for the film for eight days in Madhya Pradesh. However, when he had asked for the payment, the director asked him to leave the set. Things got worse after the director allegedly hit Satendra. The Laapataa Ladies actor stated, “My name is Satindra Soni. I am an actor. I had come here to shoot a film, whose director is Pushpendra Ji. He had given me ₹50,000 signing amount, and he told me that after this that we will pay you after the shoot. We have completed eight days of shoot today and when I spoke to him about the money, he asked me to pack up and told me, ‘Dekhne nahi chahiye tum hotel mein (I better not see you in the hotel). Humein marne ki dhamki de rahe hain (He is threatening to kill me)”.
He further alleged that Pushpendra and his wife Pragati Chauhan allegedly chased him in the car and beat him in the middle of the road. “When Shridhar Bhaiya came forward to save me, the director started beating him too,” he added. The actor was in tears as he narrated the ordeal.
Who Is Satendra Soni?
For the uninitiated, Satendra Soni is steadily becoming a familiar face in Hindi entertainment, with brief but memorable appearances across films and television. After roles in Doctor G, Bawaal, Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders and Hello Bachhon, he found wider attention with Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies, backed by Aamir Khan Productions. The actor will next appear in Mirzapur: The Movie, the big-screen extension of the popular crime drama. The Farhan Akhtar-backed film features Pankaj Tripathi, Divyenndu, Ali Fazal and Jitendra Kumar. Satendra has been sharing BTS moments on Instagram, including a clip praising the Mirzapur team’s off-camera energy.
Meanwhile, director Pushpendra Singh is yet to react in the matter.
