Diganth and his dates have always been a topic of discussion in Sandalwood. Over the past few months, namma doodh peda, has drawn much attention, including from the media and film makers, for not being able to keep his commitments-because Diganth had alloted the same dates to three other films! The latest was about Diganth having bungled dates for Ee Preethi, a film that’s being made by NRIs, Pryia Bharathi and Narayan Hosamane. Diganth has just returned from the US after wrapping up the second schedule of Ee Preethi. Lets hope the problem has been sorted out?
“Yes, I was shooting there for 20 days, from Feb 20 to March 9. We’ve managed to to shoot a bit and I’ll be getting back in June for another 20 days to complete the film,” he says. But industry insiders say that the actor was just sitting around for the first five days of his schedule in the US. “Although Diganth had reported for shooting, the team was still sorting out locations. Even the crew hadn’t been finalised. So, he had to wait till everything was settled,” says the same source.
“True, it happened even during my first schedule, but I have no issues with them mow because everything is set right. Narayan uncle, has been really good to me and promised me that the next time I go there, everything will go smoothly,” defends Diganth. But Ee Preethi has been in the making for a while now, since Diganth has signed it at the same time as Gaalipata. Isn’t that too much time to spend on one film? “But we couldnt help it, and I don’t know whom to blame, but problems have been caused to both of us. Our visas were rejected twice, so the schedule had to be postponed, throwing all our dates into a tizzy,” clarifies Diganth.
But why did he get into such a filp with his dates? “I was handling everything myseld-my films, my dates and my remuneration. It was getting too much for me, considering my busy schedule. Sometimes, I’d forget the dates I had alloted even three or four months ago,” says the actor,adding that now,”everything will be back on track. I have hired a manager Ganesh, especially to handle my dates. So, ther’ll be more organised and won’t attract bad publicity anymore,” promises Diganth.