Not only the screening of ‘Raavan’ was cancelled at International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards but also director Mani Ratnam and actors Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai decided to miss the grand event reportedly because of the Tamil protests. But, actor Nikhil Dwivedi has dismissed the claims by calling the allegations as ‘not true’.
Nikhil Dwivedi said, "It's not true that Abhishek, Mani Ratnam and Aishwarya didn't come here because of the Tamil protests. Govindaji will be here. I'm already here, so I think it should put the rumours to rest that the 'Raavan' team is not here because of the protests.”
"We should take Mani Ratnam's word when he said that he is busy with post-production work. Any filmmaker will be madly immersed in his film just two weeks before its release. Other team members are also busy with some or the other things. That's the only reason behind their absence," he added.
The South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce announced a boycott of Colombo and also threatened to boycott the Bollywood stars who will attend the event.
Meanwhile, Nikhil, 31 is portraying the role of Abhishek's younger brother in ‘Raavan’.
"It was an absolutely marvellous experience. I got an opportunity to work with Mani Ratnam very early in my career and I feel I'm very fortunate," said Nikhil.
