Crew of 100 Cr hit Bol Bachchan unpaid

Bol Bachchan's crew still unpaid

The workers who constructed the sets for the film have still not received wages amounting to over Rs 24 lakh

Ashtavinayak's cup of woes seems to be brimming over. We had told you about financer Raju Shah taking the production major to court over bounced cheques worth Rs 8 crore and dues worth Rs 36 crore. We had also told you about Eros International filing a winding-up petition against Ashtavinayak in the Bombay High Court. For the uninitiated, a winding-up petition cites financial crisis in a company as a reason for it to be shut down.

And now, Ashtavinayak has issued cheques that have bounced, not once but twice (TOI has copies), making the crew members of Bol Bachchan who constructed the film's sets the latest victims of the production house's callousness.

First, it was an Axis Bank cheque dated June 30 for an amount of Rs 24,55,654 favouring the Allied Mazdoor Union that stood dishonoured. Next, it was a Yes Bank cheque dated July 15 for the same amount and favouring the same union that bounced.

Prem Singh Thakur, Vice Chairman of the Allied Mazdoor Union, in whose name the cheques were issued, told TOI, "This money was meant for those who worked on the sets of Bol Bachchan. What to do? The payment due to them amounts to Rs 24,55,654. Sar mein dard ho gaya Ashtavinayak ko samjhate samjhate. But we don't get convincing answers from them."

"This is a really sad story. Bol Bachchan is supposed to have earned around Rs 100 crore. So why are they not shelling out what is a miniscule amount from the astronomical sum they've earned? These workers were appointed on daily wages. Eid is round the corner and most of them are Muslims. Should they not celebrate?" said Thakur.

However, Thakur reserved a word of praise for director Rohit Shetty. "He tried his best to help us in getting the money. In fact, he was the only man in the Bol Bachchan team who went all out for us. But if only it had helped...," he added.

Dhillin Mehta, Partner, Ashtavinayak, remained unavailable for comment.

I wonder what's with the Bachchans and their association turning their producers bankrupt. First Rajkumar Santoshi and then Ashtavinayak...

Originally posted by: -ksh-

I wonder what's with the Bachchans and their association turning their producers bankrupt. First Rajkumar Santoshi and then Ashtavinayak...

Is Abhishek a Panauti? 😆