Shiney is a bit of a changed man

Pritish Nandy believes Jail time reformed Ahuja, made him Quieter, introspective

After legal tangles, Shiney Ahuja is making his comeback of sorts in Pritish Nandy Communications' movie The Accident in Pune.

The date of movie has not been finalised as yet, but is set for a screening at the Berlin and Cannes film market.

Sources say that at the Pune schedule Shiney appeared to be a changed man.

After Shiney Ahuja's jail tenure, he has become reserved and introspective.

"When he started his first schedule he was friendly and used to speak to the whole unit and have lunch with director Abhijit Chaudhari. Also, his wife Anu never accompanied him to his shoots," added the source.

Changed attitude

However, after his tenure in jail, the actor's demeanour was no longer the same.

"During the Pune schedule Shiney would discuss the scenes with Abhijit in his vanity van, shoot them and then go straight to his vanity van.

In the three days they shot, he was accompanied by Anu always during the entire shoot. She would come with him on the sets, see his shots on the monitor and offer him words of encouragement and moral support.

But not once did Shiney mingle with anyone on the sets. He would focus on his scenes and keep a low profile."

Focused
Pritish added, "Shiney is a bit of a changed man and I don't blame him for it. He's gone through a great deal.

Shiney is quieter, more introspective and entirely focused on his work. My conviction is that this episode in the long run will actually benefit his career.

It's not easy to deal with an incident like this in one's life and requires a great deal of courage to go through it. Shiney has done it."

Nandy added that he was in touch with Shiney, who was currently in Delhi.

"I like his wife Anu very much. She's a very brave girl who has dealt with the entire trauma well, including the media, people and her own personal conflict. Shiney is very lucky to have a wife like that."

There were stories that Shiney's co-star Soha Ali Khan had refused to shoot some scenes with him.

Nandy refuted the rumours and said, "Those were just rumours. We have had no issues with Soha. Both will promote the movie together."

Commenting on the release date, Nandy added that the film is complete but have some tricky special effects, which need to be done.

Once the SFX gets over they plan to release The Accident in October or November. Apart from Shiney and Soha, the film also stars Juhi Chawla and Rahul Dev.