Once again, Sara Ali Khan’s Kedarnath has steered into rough waters.
Two weeks earlier, Ronnie Screwvala took over Kedarnath by compensating producers Ekta Kapoor, Prernaa Arora and Bhushan Kumar.
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Now, according to a Mid-Day report, three companies, Vashu Bhagnani’s Pooja Entertainment, Gothic Entertainment and Kolkata-based Padma Ispat Private Limited went to Screwvala and said that they own theatrical rights for the Abhishek Kapoor directorial.
The studios have reportedly also sent a copy of their contracts with Aroraa of KriArj Entertainment, which state that she has sold the rights to them.
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“Ronnie and Abhishek were stunned when they received a copy of the legal agreement between Prerna and Vashu Bhagnani, which showed that she had sold Indian theatrical rights of her entire slate to him.
Soon, they were approached by two more companies which made similar claims. Neither of the other former producers [Ekta Kapoor and Bhushan Kumar] were aware of these agreements,” said a source.
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Abhishek Kapoor, who had a nasty tiff with Prernaa earlier this year, said
“It’s shocking to know that there are people in the business who think it’s okay to sell assets that do not belong to them.” A police complaint has now been filed against Prernaa.
Prernaa said, “Everything has now been sold to Ronnie Screwvala. But at no point did I or KriArj know about it [the sale] till we read it in the papers. I only had got a confirmation from T-Series and an NOC letter from them saying that Abhishek will return the R15 crore before the shoot. Regarding Vashuji, we had a long-term deal to make films together.”
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But I had no time to inform him about the termination of the Kedarnath deal. Vashuji [must have] read it in the papers too, and approached Ronnie accordingly. I should have officially terminated my paperwork with Vashuji. Where Gothic and Padma Ispat are concerned, they have nothing to do with the film. This will be proved in the court.”
Bhagnani says that the release rights lie with him. “I have been doing business with Prernaa for over a year. I was shocked to read that Ronnie has taken over the film when the rights are with me. He can’t release the movie, without my consent, and until he pays me my money.”
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Kedarnath, starring Sara Ali Khan and Sushant Singh Rajput, had hit several hurdles, as the director and producers were embroiled in a bitter feud, regarding payment delays and release dates, which led to them parting ways.