MP Forest Minister denies reports of dinner invitation to Vidya Balan during shoot

Speaking to ANI in Indore on November 28 on reports of his alleged dinner invitation to Bollywood actress Vidya Balan, Madhya Pradesh's Forest Minister Vijay Shah said, "Was there (Balaghat) on request from those who took permission for shoot and requested me for lunch/dinner.

I said not possible now, I will meet them when I go to Maharashtra.

Lunch/dinner was cancelled, shoot wasn't." Actress Vidya Balan reached in Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat on November 08 to shoot for her upcoming film 'Sherni'.

She met state forest minister Vijay Shah on the same day.

Media reports claimed that the Forest Minister invited Vidya for dinner, but the latter turned down the offer.

When the production team went to shoot on the second day, District Forest Officer (DFO) of Balaghat stopped the vehicles of the team saying that only two vehicles would go inside.