Mallika Sherawat walked out of Kundan Shah’s Masquerade after a tiff with the director, now IMPAA has instructed her to return half the signing amount to the producers
Mallika Sherawat has a knack for courting trouble. We had reported earlier that Studio 18 had filed a case against Mallika Sherawat at Indian Motion Picture Producers’ Association (IMPPA) to return the signing amount that she had taken for Kundan Shah’s Masquerade.
The actress had a tiff with the director and the production team and walked out of the film without returning her signing amount of Rs 25 lakhs. Studio 18 has recently won the case which they had been fighting for two years. IMPAA has sent out a notice to Mallika Sherawat to return 50 percent of the signing amount.
Shariq Patel, Sr Vice President of Studio 18 confirms, “We had gone to IMPPA with a case against her to return our signing amount and the association has ruled in our favour.
They sent a letter to Mallika on May 26 and have instructed her to return 50 per cent of our signing amount for Kundan Shah’s film Masquerade. It’s a victory for us.”
Mallika Sherawat’s brother and manager, Vikram Lamba said, “No comments.”
When asked for a reaction, ace director Kundan Shah quips nonchalantly, “It’s none of my business. Studio 18 decided to shelve the project with or without Mallika. Mallika backed out from the film and they took a decision not to make film at all.”
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