2 weeks Ago By Firstpost
Pooja Entertainment is one of the leading production houses in the industry that has made some bonafide hits in their repertoire. However, their slate over the last few years only boast of turkeys and turds. Their latest dud Bade Miyan Chote Miyan sank without a trace.
The filmmaker was rumoured to be in a debt of Rs 250 crore but earlier this year, speaking to news agency ANI, the producer said he’s selling his Juhu office in Mumbai and converting the building to a 16-storey residence called Pooja Luminaire. And the man is likely to generate profits worth Rs 400 crore. However, a report by Dainik Bhaskar says Ali Abbas Zafar has filed a complaint with Federation of Western Indian Cine Employees (FWICE) against Bhagnani for non-payment of his Rs 7.
30 crore fees. The production house released a statement that said, “The dues claimed do not constitute a legitimate claim and are subject to various set-offs, as communicated to us by BMCM Films Ltd.” Who is Vashu Bhagnani ? Bhagnani was born in Kolkata and began his career as a builder in the construction business.
He ventured into film production with David Dhawan’s 1995 hit Coolie No. 1 and went on to produce films like Hero No. 1, Biwi No.
1, Rehna Hai Terre Dil Mein, Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai, Om Jai Jagdish, Deewanapan , and Ghost . His reported net worth is around Rs 2500 crore. He launched his son Jackky Bhagnani with the 2009 dud Kal Kissne Dekha and made further films like Faltu, Ajab Gazabb Love, Rangrezz, Youngistaan , and Welcome To Karachi with him.
Was the filmmaker under debt? A source was quoted saying, “It all started with Bell Bottom , which was one of the first Hindi movie to be released in theatres post the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. The film flopped badly at the box office and so did the next one, Mission Raniganj .”.
