Overview
- Dhulia says he was summoned to the district magistrate’s office where 20–25 former Allahabad University presidents confronted him over an early scene.
- He recounts threats to blacken his face, parade him on a donkey, and damage or set fire to the Yatri Hotel where the unit was staying.
- He describes breaking down during the confrontation, noting it was his first film and the first major shoot in his hometown.
- He says Jaya Bachchan intervened and enlisted Amar Singh, after which the confrontation was defused.
- He adds that the team chose to omit explicit references to Allahabad in Haasil, and recalls that Manoj Bajpayee declined a key role later played by Irrfan Khan.