Actor Rana Daggubati has replaced Nana Patekar in Housefull 4 after the latter quit the film following allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him by Tanushree Dutta.
According to a report in the Mumbai Mirror, Rana will essay a ghazal singer, and the parts of the film that were shot with Nana will be reshot with Rana in Mumbai. “It is always good to find work outside of Hyderabad, get to learn so much and do so many new things. I’ve never been part of a genre like Housefull and it’s always exciting to work with different genres," Rana said in a statement.
Housefull 4, which also features Akshay Kumar, is now being directed by Farhad Samji. Sajid Khan who was initially helming the film had to sept down following multiple allegations harassment against him in the wake of the MeToo movement.
Rana is currently part of Krish's NTR biopic, in which he essays Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.