Mumbai:
Actor Ajay Devgn, whose name hascropped up in a case filed in a local court by Nagpur-baseddistributor over theatre rights of Bol Bachchan, has deniedhis involvement in it saying they have not cheated anyone.
"It is ridiculous. The matter is in court and with theassociation. He is saying something, we are saying something.So whoever is right, the right thing will be done," Ajay toldPTI.
"If he has one point then we also have one point. Idon't want to talk about it as the matter is in court. We havenot cheated anybody," the actor said.
A Nagpur-based distributor filed a civil case againstactor and co-producer Ajay Devgn for his upcoming film BolBachchan and Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd in a local court,alleging that the producers went in for a deal with anothercompany by dishonouring the one struck with him last year, forthe film's all-India theatre rights.
He moved local court seeking stoppage of film releaseand refund of the token money.
Appu Wadhwani, the distributor running a company HiraLaxmi Amusement Private Ltd, had entered into an agreementwith the producers for all-India theatre rights (distribution)last year for Rs 53.20 crore and had paid a token money of Rs1.01 crore. But the deal fell through.
The producers later entered into a fresh deal with FoxStar Studios.
"We have been requesting him to come to theassociation and solve the matter but he is not coming. He canclaim whatever he wants. The matter is in court. There are twoissues in it. I am not involved in this," Ajay said.
"It's between him and Ashtavinayak, there aredifferent issues...both have filed case in the court. Nobodyis cheating anybody. The court will decide and whatever theydecide will be done," he added.
Bol Bachchan is a romantic-comedy film directed byRohit Shetty, and starring Abhishek Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, AsinThottumkal and Prachi Desai in lead roles.
Watch: What the cast of Bol Bachchan have to say
Inspired by the 1979 comic flick Golmaal, the film isslated for release on July 6.
Read: Ajay Devgn's desi dance number in Bol Bachchan
"It is ridiculous. The matter is in court and with theassociation. He is saying something, we are saying something.So whoever is right, the right thing will be done," Ajay toldPTI.
"If he has one point then we also have one point. Idon't want to talk about it as the matter is in court. We havenot cheated anybody," the actor said.
A Nagpur-based distributor filed a civil case againstactor and co-producer Ajay Devgn for his upcoming film BolBachchan and Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd in a local court,alleging that the producers went in for a deal with anothercompany by dishonouring the one struck with him last year, forthe film's all-India theatre rights.
He moved local court seeking stoppage of film releaseand refund of the token money.
Appu Wadhwani, the distributor running a company HiraLaxmi Amusement Private Ltd, had entered into an agreementwith the producers for all-India theatre rights (distribution)last year for Rs 53.20 crore and had paid a token money of Rs1.01 crore. But the deal fell through.
The producers later entered into a fresh deal with FoxStar Studios.
"We have been requesting him to come to theassociation and solve the matter but he is not coming. He canclaim whatever he wants. The matter is in court. There are twoissues in it. I am not involved in this," Ajay said.
"It's between him and Ashtavinayak, there aredifferent issues...both have filed case in the court. Nobodyis cheating anybody. The court will decide and whatever theydecide will be done," he added.
Bol Bachchan is a romantic-comedy film directed byRohit Shetty, and starring Abhishek Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, AsinThottumkal and Prachi Desai in lead roles.
Watch: What the cast of Bol Bachchan have to say
Inspired by the 1979 comic flick Golmaal, the film isslated for release on July 6.
Read: Ajay Devgn's desi dance number in Bol Bachchan
