An FIR has been lodged at Kotwali police station in Dehradun against the producers of Vikrant Massey-Shanaya Kapoor starrer Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan – Mansi Bagla and Varun Bagla – by Aarushi Nishank, daughter of former Uttarakhand CM and ex-minister for human resource development within the Narendra Modi cabinet, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. Aarushi alleged that she was cheated by the accused of Rs. 4 crores after being promised a task within the upcoming Bollywood movie.
Uttarakhand ex-CM’s daughter Aarushi Nishank accuses producers of Vikrant Massey-Shanaya Kapoor starrer Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan of cheating her of Rs 4 crores; FIR filed
The criticism states that Aarushi Nishank met Mansi Bagla and Varun Bagla they usually asked her to speculate Rs. 5 crores in Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan. In return, they promised her a big role within the film and likewise a profit. Accordingly, on October 9, 2024, a MOU was signed between Aarushi’s company Himshree Movies and Mini Movies, run by Mansi Bagla and Varun Bagla. Aarushi then paid Rs. 2 crores on October 10, Rs. 25 lakhs on October 27, Rs. 75 lakhs on October 30 and Rs. 1 crore on November 1.
Aarushi further claimed within the criticism that she was assured of 20% make the most of the film and that the estimated returns were expected to be Rs. 15 crores. She was also promised a say in her role within the script with a clause that if she was dissatisfied, she could be refunded the cash with 15% annual interest.
On February 5, she discovered that the shoot of Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan was accomplished and one other actor was forged for her role. She also alleged that in December, she had attended an event of the film in Dehradun where the film’s team met Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami; she claimed that the makers published a manipulated photograph on their company’s official page, excluding her from it.
Further, Aarushi Nishank made the allegation that she was intimidated by threats of defamation and extortion and that Mansi Bagla and Varun Bagla made derogatory comments about her Garhwali background.
Mansi Bagla and Varun Bagla have been booked under section 308(5) (extortion by putting someone in fear of death or grievous hurt), section 318(4) (cheating and fraud), section 336(3) (forgery with intent to cheat), section 338 (forgery of beneficial documents), section 340(2) (using forged documents as real), section 351(3) (criminal intimidation by threatening death or grievous hurt), section 352 (intentional insult to impress breach of peace), and section 61(2) (criminal conspiracy).
Earlier, Mansi Bagla and Varun Bagla had produced Forensic (2022), which also starred Vikrant Massey.
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