With #MeToo campaign taking the entertainment industry by storm, several big names have been called out for sexually harassment and misconduct.
One of the names that recently made it to the headlines is that of filmmaker Sajid Khan, who has been alleged of sexual harassment and cracking lewd jokes in front of women.
These allegations against the director has cost him his director's seat, as he has been sacked and will know longer direct the Akshay Kumar starrer Housefull 4.
Instead of him, now we hear that Farhad Samji of Sajid-Farhad fame will direct the film.
The duo had directed Housefull 3 which was a huge success.
A source close to Bollywoodlife revealed that Akshay and the producer of the film, Sajid Nadiadwala, took this call after the former returned from his holiday.
"They mutually decided and asked Sajid Khan to step down as the director of this film. They took this call in the interest of the film given how much support the #MeToo movement is getting," the source said.
He further stated, "Housefull 4 is a big film and a franchise that is very dear to Sajid Nadiadwala. He didn't want to hamper it or tarnish it by anyway. Both he and Akshay didn't want to trivialise the ongoing debate and push it under the carpet. Hence the decision was taken that Sajid will be asked to leave the film."
In fact, Sajid Khan himself took to his Twitter and said that, "In the wake of the allegations against me & the pressure being put on my family, my producer n the stars of my film Houseful4, I must take the moral responsibility of stepping down from my directorial post, till the time I can allay the allegations and prove the truth."
Clearly, the makers of Housefull 4, do not want to wait for allegations on Sajid Khan to be cleared to begin the work on the film, especially when it is expected to release during Diwali 2019.
