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Prernaa Arora hits back at John Abraham over ‘Parmanu’ spat

KriArj Entertainment’s Prernaa Arora has hit back at John Abraham over their fallout over ‘Parmanu: The Story Of Pokhran’.

The two have been issued public notices against each other and have released statements defending their stance. Abraham had accused Arora of financial irregularities and defaulting on commitments. To make matters worse, Abraham had branded Arora a “trader” who ‘came into the business with a lot of money that has now whittled off’, according to Deccan Chronicle.

Arora has now released a statement saying, “We are not traders from outside. My father is a film producer and I was born and brought up in the film industry. I’ve grown up with the best of actors and filmmakers, watching all the great movies over the decades. Hindi cinema is part of my genes.”

“How many of Hindi classics has he watched? With due respects he couldn’t speak a line of Hindi when he came into films. So who is the trader from the outside? And what is wrong with being a trader?”

She added, “He has been extremely rude and discourteous to me on many occasions. On several occasions I’ve been reduced to tears because of his obnoxious behaviour. I hate myself for sounding weak and emotional. This business has no place for soft-hearted people. But I guess being a woman has certain inbuilt vulnerabilities that can be taken advantage of. While John would often be sweet to me on my face I’d hear how he was badmouthing me to all and sundry in the film industry. Sorry, but gentlemen don’t talk like that about women.”

Arora signed off by adding, “He gave me the impression that he had a whole infrastructure when in fact he had just one person to take care of all the production work. The entire production process for Parmanu was outsourced. No major studio was willing to come on board for the film.”