Former legendary pacer Shoaib Akhtar has distanced himself from his biopic Rawalpindi Express. Pacer took to Twitter to announce the development.
Akhtar said he has terminated the contract with the makers of the movie and that he was warned them of continuing with the project without his consent.
“Very sadly, I would like to inform all of you that after careful consideration of months, I have decided to disassociate myself from the film “Rawalpindi Express” & its makers by terminating the agreement through my management & legal team,” said Shoaib Akhtar in his statement.
“Definitely, it was a dream project, and I tried a lot to prevent and stay in the boat, but unfortunately, things were not going well. Failure to resolve disagreements amicably & constant contractual violations finally resulted in us cutting ties with them. Therefore, I have left the project after complying with all legal protocols of revoking the rights to the story of my life. Severe legal action will be taken if the makers continue to make biography films and use my name or life story events in any way,” added Shoaib Akhtar.
Earlier this month, Umair Jaswal, who was expected to play the titular role in the biopic announced to step back from the movie. Jaswal shared the development on his Instagram account in the first week of this month.
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Umair Jaswal was set to play Shoaib Akhtar in the biopic ‘Rawalpindi Express. The actor in his message said that he is no longer associated with the project and hence will no longer respond to the queries related to the film. The actor has sighted some personal and creative reasons for stepping away from the movie.
“Due to creative and personal reasons, I have decided to step away from the Shoaib Akhtar biopic project RAWALPINDI EXPRESS. I will no longer be associated with any media or news related to this project,” he wrote in his message. “Wishing everyone involved all the best,” he added.