The highly-awaited movie Maidaan is lastly releasing subsequent month in cinemas after a protracted wait. The Ajay Devgn-starrer confronted quite a few delays because the group confronted numerous challenges. With the discharge almost three weeks away, the makers of the movie have now confronted another hurdle. A vendor has filed a case towards Maidaan’s producer Boney Kapoor over non-payment of dues of almost Rs. 1 crore.
Camera vendor recordsdata case towards Maidaan producer Boney Kapoor; seeks injunction of the screening of Ajay Devgn-starrer on account of non-payment of dues of Rs. 1 crore
As per a report in Mid-Day, the swimsuit has been filed by Ninad Nayampally of Meherafrin Investments Private Limited at a civil court docket in Dindoshi, Mumbai towards Boney Kapoor and in addition the opposite producers. Moreover, Ninad has even sought an injunction to stop the discharge of Maidaan on Eid.
Ninad Nayampally instructed Mid-Day that they supplied camera-related gear to the unit of Maidaan. He revealed that originally, their invoices had been cleared however the state of affairs modified from December 2020. Once the funds stopped coming, Ninad raised the problem with Boney Kapoor. Ninad acknowledged that Boney, at the moment, assured them that their dues could be cleared. But when that didn’t occur, they determined to subject a authorized discover to Boney Kapoor’s manufacturing home, Bayview Projects LLP.
Ninad Nayampally then stated, “Having no route left, we took the legal recourse and issued a legal notice to Bayview and its directors with the intention that we would get some clarification on our dues. To our surprise, there was no response to our legal notice. Left with no other option, approaching the court of law was the only solution for our recovery.”
Easiah Dhanpal Xavier, who can be the complainant within the swimsuit, added, “The producer had assured us that the outstanding dues would be settled before the release of the film. However, the producer and his partners have ceased all communications with us. Their conduct indicates a clear lack of intention to settle the outstanding dues owed to us.”
The article additionally carries screenshots of WhatsApp chats between Boney Kapoor and the seller. It dates again to July 2023 and depicts the seller asking for cost and when their dues could be cleared. Boney doesn’t reply to those pleas. Another screenshot reveals the seller as soon as once more approaching the producer in August. This time, Boney Kapoor asks him to fulfill him after August 14 or 15. This is adopted by the seller messaging on August 21 and 22 to ask concerning the assembly, which proves that each by no means met after August 15. These messages additionally did not elicit a response from the veteran producer.
Boney Kapoor, nevertheless, spoke to Mid-Day and he claimed that he owes Rs. 63 lakhs and never Rs. 1 crore to Meherafrin Investments Private Limited. He acknowledged, “I have spoken to my team and he (Ninad) has been told that he would be paid before the release of the picture, which is only a month away. Not only he, other vendors also have been promised the same. Everybody knows that the (movie) was stuck because of COVID.”
He continued, “I have made 45 films and nobody has been deprived in my company. There is no way that I will avoid any kind of payment. This is nothing but an arm-twisting tactic. I will clear whatever the bill is, excluding interest on the pending amount. We will reply to whatever is mentioned in the suit in court but he can’t seek an injunction before Rs 63 lakh is paid.”
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