Udaipur, (Daily Kiran)। Bollywood filmmaker Vikram Bhatt, his wife Shwetambari Bhatt, and daughter Krishna are among eight people booked in a ₹30-crore fraud case in Udaipur. A local doctor has alleged that he was lured with promises of ₹200 crore in profits through film production, leading to massive financial losses. Bhupalpura police have registered an FIR and begun investigating the matter.
According to police, Dr Ajay Murdia filed a complaint against film director Vikram Bhatt; his wife and daughter from Andheri West, Mumbai; Dinesh Kataria of Saheli Nagar, Udaipur; producer Mehboob Ansari of Thane; Mudit Butattan of Delhi; Gangeshwar Lal Srivastava, DSC Chairman; and Ashok Dubey, General Secretary of the Federation of Western India Cine Employees.
Dr Murdia, founder of Indira IVF Hospital, wanted to make a biopic on his late wife and contacted Dinesh Kataria for assistance. On Kataria’s advice, he visited Vrindavan Studio in Mumbai on 25 April 2024, where he met Vikram Bhatt. Discussions were held regarding the proposed biopic.
Bhatt reportedly told the doctor that he would handle all filming responsibilities and asked him to keep transferring money. He also said his wife and daughter were associated with film production and that a firm named VSB LLP had been registered in his wife’s name.
Agreements and Money Transfers
Dr Murdia agreed to invest in two films. Bhatt then facilitated an agreement worth ₹40 crore between VSB LLP and Indira Enterprises for a biopic and another project titled Maharana-Ran. Bhatt and his wife demanded ₹2.50 crore, which the doctor transferred on 31 May 2024 via RTGS.
Later, Bhatt and Shwetambari Bhatt visited Udaipur and claimed that with an additional ₹7 crore in financing, they could produce four films for ₹47 crore, promising returns of ₹100–200 crore.
On 2 July 2024, a new LLP named Indira Entertainment was registered. The doctor transferred ₹77,86,979 into accounts of various staff members, including Amandeep Manjit Singh, Mudit, Farzana Aamir Ali, Abjani, Rahul Kumar, Sachin Gargote and Saboba Bhimana Adkari.
In total, ₹2,45,61,400 was transferred. Indira Entertainment paid out ₹42,70,82,232, while four films were supposed to be made for ₹47 crore.
Two Films Completed; One Partially Made; One Not Started
Only two films were completed and released. The third film, Vishwa Virat, was just 25% finished, while the fourth project Maharana-Ran did not begin production at all. Dr Murdia alleges that ₹25 crore meant for Maharana-Ran was siphoned off.
Dr Murdia and Shwetambari Bhatt were 50–50 partners, and all vendor payments were supposed to be processed through Indira Entertainment with mutual approval. The complainant alleges that the accused created fake bills, inflated invoices and bogus vouchers to siphon funds with mutual collusion.
Police have registered a case and initiated further investigation.
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