‘Bhooth Bangla’ Controversy: Sellers Allege Rs 48 Lakh Fees Post Ekta Kapoor’s Success – Report | Hindi Movie News

Ekta Kapoor celebrated Bhooth Bangla’s Rs 211 crore hit, thanks to Akshay Kumar and Priyadarshan. Meanwhile, vendors complained of unpaid dues of Rs 48 lakh despite the film’s release, highlighting delayed payments in the industry. Balaji denied the claims. Separately, a member of the Tu Yaa Main crew also expressed concern over the pending bills.

on wednesday Ekta Kapoor He took to Instagram to celebrate the success of his latest film, ‘Bhooth Bangla’ Akshay KumarDirector Priyadarshan and lead actor of the film. The film, which was released on April 17, has collected more than 211 million worldwide. He thanked each of them wholeheartedly, giving special credit to Priyadarshan for giving him the biggest hit of his career.

‘Bhooth Bangla’ vendors report pending dues

According to a report by Mid-day, multiple vendors associated with the film have accused the production company of not clearing their payments. Even though ‘Bhooth Bangla’ has released and performed well at the box office, several contributors claim that their dues remain unpaid. One dealer said Rs 30 lakh is still pending, while another said Rs 18 lakh has not been cleared.

‘Bhooth Bangla’ payment delays raise concern

The report says that delays in clearing payments have become quite widespread recently. After the release of a film, it becomes even more difficult for the crew to recover the pending dues from the production house. The first rule of settling invoices within 90 days is not consistently followed. A vendor also complained that payments are made to the actors and main crew first, while others are left waiting for months.

‘Bhooth Bangla’ officials respond to allegations

Amid ongoing allegations, Balaji Motion Pictures said it has cleared all outstanding payments. “Balaji Telefilms Limited has fulfilled all its contractual payment obligations in respect of various projects undertaken by the company,” he said.

The lines of ‘Bhooth Bangla’ are echoed in the case of ‘Tu Yaa Main’

Nikhil Pai, who worked as a second camera operator in Bejoy Nambiar’s romantic thriller ‘Tu Yaa Main’, recently took to his Instagram stories Aanand L Rai‘s Color Yellow Productions above pending fees. Tagging the production house, she wrote: “Congratulations on the theatrical and Netflix release. Please clear the bills. It’s due… if you answer calls and emails it would be greatly appreciated.” Film, protagonist Adarsh​​​​Gourav and Shanaya Kapoorreleased in theaters on 13th February and later on Netflix India on 10th April.