Director Ali Abbas Zafar has received a major blow from the Mumbai Sessions Court. The court dismissed his plea, in which he challenged the fraud FIR filed by Vasu Bhagnani. The court said that since the FIR was filed on the orders of the Bandra court in Mumbai, the challenge by Ali Zafar and others is no longer valid. Actually this case is related to the 2024 film 'Bade Mian Chhote Mian'.
Know what is the whole matter? On September 3, 2024, Vasu Bhagnani filed a complaint with the Bandra police against director Ali Abbas Zafar and co-producer Himanshu Mehra for cheating, forgery and defrauding crores of rupees. He said that fake documents were signed in his name during the shooting of the film. However, the police did not take any action. After this, Vasu demanded to register an FIR in the court.
The court said on December 2, 2024 that the fraud involved a huge amount and was spread over many places. The court also said that the collection of evidence will require the help of several agencies and may involve many documents. The charges are serious and non-bailable. Following this, the court ordered the Bandra Police to register an FIR under Sections 120-B, 406, 420, 465, 468, 471, 500 and 506, r/w.34 of the IPC.
For the past several months, a legal dispute has been going on between Vasu Bhagnani and Ali Abbas Zafar regarding the film 'Bade Mian Chhote Mian'. Vasu and Jackie Bhagnani accused Zafar of misusing the subsidy received from Abu Dhabi and hijacking the film. He also said that Zafar and his partners hatched a criminal conspiracy. The complaint was made by Vasu when Ali Abbas Zafar complained to the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) about non-payment of Rs 7.30 crore, which he was supposed to receive for directing the film.
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