This Article is From Oct 19, 2011

Prakash Jha files police case, complains of threatening calls

Prakash Jha files police case, complains of threatening calls

Highlights

  • Director Prakash Jha has filed a complaint with the Mumbai police stating that he's worried for his life because of threatening emails and phone calls.
  • Mr Jha, whose most recent release was Aarakshan, says he had recently agreed to work on a film with two people in New York. He says that he wrote the script for this movie, but the project stalled. The filmmakers from New York are allegedly demanding that he pay them 3 crores.
  • A case of extortion has been registered with the Mumbai Police.
New Delhi: Director Prakash Jha has filed a complaint with the Mumbai police stating that he's worried for his life because of threatening emails and phone calls.

Mr Jha, whose most recent release was Aarakshan, says he had recently agreed to work on a film with two people in New York. He says that he wrote the script for this movie, but the project stalled. The filmmakers from New York are allegedly demanding that he pay them 3 crores.

A case of extortion has been registered with the Mumbai Police.

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