Kal Penn tells hilariously unnerving story about not getting paid for a movie

He got there in the end.
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Kal Penn tells hilariously unnerving story about not getting paid for a movie
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What do you do if you're working on a movie that's two days from wrapping and you still don't have any money to show for it?

Well, if you're Kal Penn, you go on strike. In the clip above from The Late Late Show with James Corden, the actor told the story of an independent movie he was shooting in India that he hadn't been paid for -- and what happened after he refused to show up on set in protest, on the advice of some Bollywood actors.

What follows is an anecdote that's both funny and a tad unnerving.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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