There is a disturbing story doing the rounds that Randeep Hooda has been sacked from his role in Mira Nair’s BBC adaptation of Vikram Seth’s epic novel A Suitable Boy. The story goes that while shooting in Lucknow, Hooda misbehaved with his makeup man and was immediately asked to leave.

While Nair refrained from commenting on the issue, a source from the series denied any such incident. “As far as we know, Randeep had a cameo appearance. He completed it and left as per the schedule. If anything happened with a makeup man, we are not aware of it. Mira certainly didn’t ask him to quit. They’ve known each other for years, they get along like a house on fire,” says the source.

Meanwhile, Hooda, who has reunited with Nair after Monsoon Wedding 18 years ago, clarifies, “I only had four days’ work in A Suitable Boy, and I finished my work.”

The truth remains to be discovered, as per usual.