FANNEY KHAN: Supreme Court rejects Vashu Bhagnanis stay order; film to release on Friday

1 Aug 2018

Earlier this week it was reported that producer Vashu Bhagnani had filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the release of the Anil Kapoor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Rajkummar Rao starrer Fanney Khan.Now we hear that the apex court has rejected Bhagnanis petition seeking a stay. Announcing the same, the films spokesperson released a statement simply saying, Vashu Bhagnanis plea to stay Fanney Khan release has been rejected by Supreme Court. Fanney Khan to release as scheduled. Though as of now further details on the proceedings of the case and the subsequent ruling are awaited, the makers of Fanney Khan can breathe a sigh of relief. For the uninitiated, Vashu Bhagnani had filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the release of Fanney Khan alleging that he and his company Pooja Entertainment had acquired the all India distribution rights of the film from its previous producers KriArj Entertainment. Further in his claim, Bhagnani stated that despite him paying Rs. 8.5 cr of the agreed Rs. 10 cr as remuneration for the theatrical rights, after T-Series acquired the film from Prernaa Aroras KriArj Entertainment, they went ahead with the promotion and release prep of the film without Pooja Entertainment. As per his complaint, Bhagnani has claimed that his production house holds the distribution rights of the film, while also seeking repayment of capital that was invested. As of now, with details on the final ruling still awaited, Fanney Khan that has since been cleared and will release as per schedule on August 3. Also Read: Fanney Khan in trouble: Vashu Bhagnani files petition for stay on release of Anil Kapoor starrer