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

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 in the Narendra Modi cabinet, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. Aarushi alleged that she was cheated by the accused of Rs. 4 crores after being promised a role in the upcoming Bollywood movie.

The complaint states that Aarushi Nishank met Mansi Bagla and Varun Bagla and they asked her to invest Rs. 5 crores in Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan. In return, they promised her a significant role in the film and also a profit. Accordingly, on October 9, 2024, a MOU was signed between Aarushi’s company Himshree Films and Mini Films, 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 in the complaint that she was assured of 20% profit from the film and that the estimated returns were expected to be Rs. 15 crores. She was also promised a say in her role in the script with a clause that if she was dissatisfied, she would be refunded the money with 15% annual interest.

On February 5, she found out that the shoot of Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan was completed and another actor was cast 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.

 

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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 valuable documents), section 340(2) (using forged documents as genuine), section 351(3) (criminal intimidation by threatening death or grievous hurt), section 352 (intentional insult to provoke 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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