Filmmaker Mehul Kumar (Krantiveer, Tiranga, Mrityudata), whose new film Krantiveer which takes off where the earlier film of the same title ended, released last Friday is in serious trouble.
Over time, a number of debt-related legal cases were filed against him in various parts of India. Recently, Samata Bank, from where he supposedly borrowed approximately Rs 50 lakhs and failed to return it, has sealed his Juhu office.
Apparently, Kumar has been in debt for a very long time . Six months ago, a leading financer in Bihar, Shyam Bahadur, filed a case against Kumar in Munger Court. “He (Kumar) took Rs 15 lakhs from me. When he did not pay up, I went and met him. I didn’t like his behaviour. With all the ghapla he did, he made a multiplex in Jamnagar. This is just not done,” said a furious Shyam Bahadur. “I was helpless. That’s why I took the help of the law. I pray that justice is done.”
The worst affected is PEN (Popular Entertainment Network), from whom Mehul Kumar borrowed Rs 8 crores. Jayantilal Gada, of PEN said, “Mehul Kumar’s films say that government chor hai, police chor hai, lekin yeh aadmi khud kya hai? I have been fighting cases in court against him for a very long time but I still haven’t got justice. He started paying a little money in the form of interest to me some time ago, and then stopped. Later, I learnt that he wasn’t even paying my deducted TDS to the government. If you add the interest on my principal amount, it would amount to Rs 25 crores.”
That’s not all. Apparently, Mehul Kumar also took money from Tips (Kumar Taurani) and a financer in Mumbai, Narendra Hirawat. While Hirawat remained unavailable for comment, Taurani said, “Mehul Kumar took approximately Rs 50 lakhs from us. He returned about 5-10 lakhs. He still has to pay me Rs 40 lakhs at least. However, I haven’t filed a case against him.”
But General Manager, Development, of Samata Bank, Mr Sammi is firm in his resolve. He said, “I cannot tell you the exact amount Kumar borrowed. But yes, we have attached his Juhu office.”
Sammi did not rule out the possibility of sealing his Raj Classic flat too if Mehul Kumar does not pay up before his deadline. “That’s the usual procedure. An auction might also take place. However, if Mehul Kumar manages to pay up, everything would be fine,” he added.
Despite repeated phone calls and text messages, Mehul Kumar was unavailable for comment.
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