Mumbai producer couple ‘scammed’ me of `4 cr on promise of movie role: Ex-minister’s daughter

Convinced, she invested successful the movie but was aboriginal “dropped”, the FIR states, adding that, connected confronting them, she was “mocked” for her Garhwali inheritance and “threatened”.

“They introduced themselves arsenic directors of Mini Film Private Limited and stated that they were producing a movie featuring actors Shanaya Kapoor and Vikrant Massey. They offered maine a important relation successful the movie but said that I would lone get this relation if I invested Rs 5 crore successful the project. They assured maine that this concern would entitle my steadfast to a 20% nett share, estimated to beryllium implicit Rs 15 crore,” she said.
The mates has been booked for extortion, cheating, forgery and transgression intimidation, among different sections of BNS.

Responding to queries from The Indian Express, Varun Bagla said it was a “civil quality and the allegations are false”. “Our lawyers are taking due ineligible recourse for the same,” helium said.

In her complaint, Arushi, who has appeared successful euphony videos specified arsenic ‘Wafa Na Raas Aayee’ and ‘Teri Galiyon Se’, claims that the producers told her that if she was not satisfied with the role, her concern would beryllium returned with an yearly involvement of 15%. The mates allegedly signed an statement with her accumulation location Himshree Films connected October 9 and took `4 crore successful 3 instalments, promising to beforehand her connected their societal media pages.

“They demanded different instalment of Rs 2 crore from my steadfast without fulfilling their erstwhile commitments. On February 5, I realised their fraud erstwhile I was informed done their typical that… different histrion had been selected for my role,” Arushi said.

Arushi’s hubby Abhinav Pant lodged her ailment due to the fact that she was successful Mumbai.

Dehradun SSP Ajai Singh said that the constabulary were looking into it. “We volition telephone parties acrophobic for their statements and if needed, constabulary volition spell to Mumbai for grounds collection,” helium said.