‘The contract was a mistake’

Just before the release of Naqaab, actress Urvashi Sharma was touted as one of the hottest newcomers in the film industry. She starred opposite Bobby Deol and Akshaye Khanna in the film, which unfortunately bombed at the box-office.

Incidentally, before the release of Naqaab, Urvashi had signed a seven-film deal with Tips who were the presenters of the film. However, after the film failed, Tips who was also managing her business didn't start a single film with her. Urvashi's career was in trouble as she could work with other banners only if Tips allowed her to do so. This clause had discouraged other filmmakers who had considered casting Urvashi in their film. But now, Urvashi has been relieved from the contract.

When contacted, Urvashi Sharma said, “Yes, my contract with Tips is over and I can now do films with other banners too. I was offered a lot of films but none of the producers wanted to deal with Tips. I had faced a lot of problems because of that contract.”

Commenting on why some producers were reluctant to deal with Tips, Urvashi said, “It was a classic case of having an ego problem. Nobody wanted to go to Tips and ask for permission to cast a newcomer like me. Naqaab released a year ago. That is a long time for a newcomer to establish oneself. I don't think it will affect my career as I am getting other offers now. But I did lose out on a number of big banner films with top stars because of my contract.”

But, Urvashi is looking forward to working with other banners now.

Speaking about the contract, she added, “The contract was a mistake and everybody makes mistakes. The most important thing is to learn from one's mistakes and that's what I have done. However, there is no bad blood or legal issue between Tips and me.”

And what made her finally decide that she should nullify the contract?

“It made no sense as I was not doing any films with Tips. I kept wondering and asking them about when we would start work on other films. But, they always had some excuse or the other. Sometimes they told me that I didn't fit the bill, sometimes that I didn't have the necessary look for a particular film. Neither was I of any use to them, nor were they of any use to me. It was best to get out of the contract and that's what I told them. After I came back from the shooting of Fear Factor, I finally got the NOC from them. Of course, I was glad when I got it,” said Urvashi.

However, Kumar Taurani of Tips said, “We will definitely make the seven films with Urvashi. But, we make films only when we can. We did launch her in the industry but after that we were not contributing anything to her career. So, we thought that it was best that she look for other options and that's why we have relieved her from the contract.”

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