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Nawazuddin Siddiqui-Athiya Shetty’s Motichoor Chaknachoor director Debamitra Biswal has been accused of indulging in fraud by trying to sell the rights of the film to a distributor in Bihar.
The director has been accused of taking 32 lakh from a Bihar distributor by fraudulently trying to sell the rights of the upcoming film without having authority.
A statement petition filed on November 6 at a court of sub-judge in Saran (Chapra), Bihar (Suit no 855 of 2019) states that Biswal has admitted to selling the rights of the movie and taking the money fraudulently, without the knowledge of production house and studio.
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The petitioner also claims that it happened in presence of actress Athiya Shetty, who stars in the film opposite Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
Legal proceedings against the director is being processed by production house and studio.