Amit Sadh quit 'Kai Po Che!' after script reading with Rajkummar Rao and Sushant Singh Rajput due to Abhishek Kapoor: 'I was very violent'

Time of India

17-05-2025

Actor
has opened up about his 2013 film '
Kai Po Che!
' and revealed that he walked out on the very first day due to a confrontation with the film's director,
.
In a conversation on Cyrus Says,
Sadh
shared that while the film eventually became a significant launchpad for him and his co-stars
and the late
, things were far from smooth behind the scenes when it all began.
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Sadh about leaving 'Kai Po Che!'
Amit recalled that director Abhishek was seemingly upset over a female actor exiting the project during the first script reading. He criticised the actors (Rajkummar, Sushant, and Sadh) for lacking emotion. Feeling protective of his co-stars, Sadh was offended by the director's tone and confronted him, insisting that he had no right to speak to them in that manner.
Sadh and Kapoor's second meeting
Sadh then took an impulsive step and decided to quit the film.
'I came back home that day and decided that I was not going to do this film because Gattoo was rude to us,' he said. The makers later tried to replace him but were unable to find anyone else. A week later, Sadh and Kapoor ran into each other again, and the director confronted him directly: 'He asked me if I had other work or even a house or a car. I said no, and he said, 'Then why did you quit the film?''
Sadh about anger issues
Sadh admitted that during the early phase of his career, he struggled with his temper.
'I had a very bad temper, and I was very violent. The one thing I am proud of is that I met the right people, and I read the right book, and I realised that anger was futile. I found the other way, which is communication,' he reflected.
Sadh was recently seen in 'Pune Highway', featuring Jim Sarbh,
, Shishir Sharma, and Manjari Fadnnis in key roles.