A case has been lodged against producer Sunil Bohra by filmmaker Rahul Mittra, who worked with the former on the 2012 film Saheb Biwi aur Gangster, police has said.
Mittra said Bohra had signed an agreement with him and director Tigmanshu Dhulia for the release and distribution of the said movie.
According to the case, after the film went on to do much more business, Bohra pocketed all the money, apart from selling its digital and music rights surreptitiously with “an intention of misappropriation and to defraud”.
It said that it was mutually agreed and confirmed by all partners that all income of the film shall come to Bohra and then appropriated by all partners equally — with each one receiving 33 per cent share of the total amount generated.
“The partnership agreement entered into between us clearly and categorically provided that there shall be a bank account of the firm at any nationalised or reputed bank and shall be duly operated by all the partners,” Mittra wrote.
Mittra said that Bohra didn’t deposit any money in the joint account.
“He has usurped and kept the entire amount and caused me a huge loss of Rs18.3 million (Dh962,342) of my hard earned amount,” the complainant claimed.
