Bade Miyan Chote Miyan crew members come in support of Ali Abbas Zafar; say director cleared their dues which Vashu Bhagnani never paid

They had also accused Ali Abbas Zafar of “siphoning the subsidy funds he took from Abu Dhabi authorities” during the shoot of the film and for “hijacking” the Akshay Kumar-Tiger Shroff starrer, which was a box office bomb upon its release in April.

Khalid, who worked as an actor in Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, took to Instagram and shared that he had to “beg” Vashu Bhagnani-Jackky Bhagnani’s Pooja Entertainment for his payment. The actor claimed that Jackky assured him of his payment but later “blocked” him.

“In such a situation, it was only team at AAZ Films who would always answer the calls and reassure that I will be paid. Team at AAZ Films payed us and cleared our dues,” he wrote.

Action director Parvez Shaikh said the accusations on Ali Abbas Zafar Films are “completely baseless” and added that he has collaborated with the director since 2014 and has never faced any issues with his payment.

“Finally, after the subsidy money from Abu Dhabi for the film Bade Miyan Chote Miyan was released, my dues were cleared. I’d like to thank the team from AAZ Films and specially Ali Abbas Zafar, Himanshu Mehra, who cleared all my payments and the wages for the hardworking stunt men through Movie Stunt Artist Association,” he wrote on Instagram.

The action director claimed that his expensive equipment that was taken to London for the shoot of the film is still with the studio, which is now not responding on when they plan to return the same.

“We’ve worked on another project named ‘Eagle’ with Pooja Entertainment in India and till date, we haven’t received payments for worker wagers and equipment,” he added.

Film editor Steven Bernard said that his payment was delayed for over five months after Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’s release. He wrote on Instagram, “I had a very urgent and serious family emergency with my father’s hospitalization for over 2 months and needed funds. I followed up regularly, but there was no breakthrough.”

“Throughout, AAZ films were supportive and assured me that I would receive my remuneration. Finally, this week after the subsidy from Abu Dhabi was released, thanks to the team from AAZ Films, I received the last installment in full.” Reportedly, choreographer Bosco Martis’ due was also paid from Abu Dhabi subsidy.

The police complaint was made by the Bhagnanis after Ali Abbas Zafar, and Mission Raniganj director Tinu Desai accused them of non-payment of dues, and also filed a complaint with the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) against the producers.

IFTDA president Ashoke Pandit and FWICE president B.N. Tewari are monitoring the matter closely, with the former stating that the federation is “supervising all the payments to the vendors,” so that the Abu Dhabi subsidy funds are “not misused by any party.”

“The subsidy money is safe with the federation. All I can say is, Pooja Entertainment is liable to pay the money to all the technicians. This also includes Ganapath and Mission Raniganj. We have been following up with Pooja Entertainment for last 8 months for Raniganj and they often promise something, but are yet to release the payments, their intention is not right.” he added.

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