In the video, Satendra Soni broke down in tears as he shared how the filmmaker allegedly refused to pay his fees and even threatened him when he asked for his payment.
He said, "My name is Satindra Soni. I am an actor. I had come here to shoot a film, whose director is Pushpendra Ji. He had given me ₹50,000 signing amount, and he told me that after this that we will pay you after the shoot. We have completed eight days of shoot today and when I spoke to him about the money, he asked me to pack up and told me, 'Dekhne nahi chahiye tum hotel mein (I better not see you in the hotel). Humein marne ki dhamki de rahe hain (He is threatening to kill me)."
In the caption, he accused the director and his wife of beating him. He wrote in Hindi, “The three of us were walking when they chased us in a car. His wife, Pragati Chauhan, and director Pushpendra Singh, upon seeing me, started beating me in the middle of the road. When Shridhar Bhaiya came forward to save me, the director started beating him too.”
In the next video, Satendra Soni, along with two other artistes, is seen at a railway station in Mumbai, declaring that he has safely reached the city. He is also seen thanking the Madhya Pradesh Police, and others for helping him and the other artistes reach Mumbai safely.
Satendra Soni has played small but notable roles in several well-known projects, including Ayushmann Khurrana's Doctor G, Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor's Bawaal, Nawazuddin Siddiqui's Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders, and the television show Hello Bachhon. He gained wider recognition after playing a small but pivotal role in Aamir Khan's production Laapataa Ladies, directed by Kiran Rao. The film was hailed by both critics and audiences and was also India's official entry to the Oscars. It starred Sparsh Shrivastava, Nitanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta, Chhaya Kadam, and Ravi Kishan in lead roles.