Vashu Bhagnani and Jackky Bhagnani, who bankrolled Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff-starrer Bade Miyan Chote Miyan this year under their banner Pooja Entertainment, have filed a police complaint against the film's director Ali Abbas Zafar , accusing him of "siphoning the subsidy funds he took from Abu Dhabi authorities" during the shoot. The complaint filed on September 3 at the Bandra police station accuses the director of multiple serious offenses, including fraud, cheating, misappropriation of funds, criminal conspiracy, money laundering, and harassment. The producers have claimed that Zafar "hijacked and took over the entire production" of the film, which shared its name with the Amitabh Bachchan and Govinda-starrer 1998 action comedy Bade Miyan Chote Miyan directed by David Dhawan and produced by Vashu Bhagnani under Pooja Entertainment.
This is a counter-complaint made by Bhagnanis after Zafar had filed a complaint against the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) for non-payment of Rs 7.30 crore as his fees for directing the actioner. Reacting to the Sultan director's complaint, Pooja Entertainment issued a statement that said, "The dues claimed do not constitute a legitimate claim and are subject to various set-offs, as communicated to us by BMCM Films Ltd.
" Released on the occasion of Eid earlier this year in April, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan became one of the biggest flops in Bollywood. Made in Rs 350 crore, the Ali Abbas Zafar directorial could only earn Rs 6.
