{"id":416101,"date":"2026-05-07T10:55:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T10:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/416101\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T10:55:12","slug":"bhooth-bangla-controversy-rs-48-lakh-dues-alleged-by-vendors-amid-ekta-kapoors-success-post-report-hindi-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/416101\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Bhooth Bangla\u2019 controversy: Rs 48 lakh dues alleged by vendors amid Ekta Kapoor\u2019s success post – report | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\u2018BhoothEkta Kapoor celebrated Bhooth Bangla\u2019s Rs 211 crore success, crediting Akshay Kumar and Priyadarshan. Meanwhile, vendors alleged unpaid dues of Rs 48 lakh despite the film\u2019s performance, highlighting delayed payments in the industry. Balaji denied the claims. Separately, a Tu Yaa Main crew member also raised concerns over pending invoices. On Wednesday, Ekta Kapoor<\/a> took to Instagram to celebrate the success of her latest film \u2018Bhooth Bangla\u2019, praising Akshay Kumar<\/a>, director Priyadarshan, and the film\u2019s lead cast. The movie, which released on April 17, has grossed over Rs 211 crore worldwide. She expressed her heartfelt thanks to each of them, while giving special credit to Priyadarshan for delivering the biggest hit of her career.<\/p>\n

\u2018Bhooth Bangla\u2019 vendors allege pending dues<\/p>\n

According to a report by Mid-day, multiple vendors associated with the film have accused the production house of failing to settle their payments. Despite \u2018Bhooth Bangla\u2019 releasing and performing well at the box office, several contributors claim their dues remain unpaid. One vendor stated that Rs 30 lakh is still pending, while another alleged that Rs 18 lakh has not been cleared. <\/p>\n

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Akshay Kumar\u2013Priyadarshan Reunite Again After Haiwaan, Bhooth Bangla<\/p>\n

\u2018Bhooth Bangla\u2019 payment delays raise concerns<\/p>\n

The report states that delays in clearing payments have become fairly widespread recently. After a film\u2019s release, recovering pending dues from the production house often becomes even more challenging for crew members. The earlier norm of settling invoices within 90 days is no longer consistently followed. A vendor also alleged that payments are first made to the cast and main crew, while others are left waiting for months.<\/p>\n

\u2018Bhooth Bangla\u2019 makers respond to allegations<\/p>\n

Amid the ongoing allegations, Balaji Motion Pictures maintained that it has cleared all outstanding payments. \u201cBalaji Telefilms Limited has fulfilled all its contractual payment obligations in relation to various projects undertaken by the company,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

\u2018Bhooth Bangla\u2019 row echoes in \u2018Tu Yaa Main\u2019 case<\/p>\n

Nikhil Pai, who worked as a second camera operator on Bejoy Nambiar\u2019s romantic thriller \u2018Tu Yaa Main\u2019, recently took to his Instagram stories to address Aanand L Rai<\/a>\u2019s Colour Yellow Productions over pending dues. Tagging the production house, he wrote, \u201cCongratulations on the theatre and Netflix release. Please clear the invoices. It\u2019s beyond due\u2026 if you reply to calls and emails that would be much appreciated.\u201d The film, featuring Adarsh Gourav and Shanaya Kapoor, released in theatres on February 13 and later premiered on Netflix India on April 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ekta Kapoor celebrated Bhooth Bangla\u2019s Rs 211 crore success, crediting Akshay Kumar and Priyadarshan. Meanwhile, vendors alleged unpaid…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":416102,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[48103,158473,7525,127893,72582,156,409,111,139,69,23184],"class_list":["post-416101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-aanand-l-rai","tag-adarsh-gourav","tag-akshay-kumar","tag-bhooth-bangla","tag-ekta-kapoor","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-shanaya-kapoor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=416101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416101\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/416102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=416101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=416101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=416101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}