Tuesday, November 25, 2008

A case has been filed in America against Hrithik Roshan's movie Kites


A case has been filed in America against Hrithik Roshan's movie Kites.
The production company used by the movie, Film Kraft Production, is alleged to have not paid workers hired for the shoot of the film. The company is thought to be owned by Rakesh Roshan, Hrithik's father.
This follows a suit that FilmKraft filed against a company called Spektrum Entertainment, owned by Raj and Bina Shah, on September 25.

In the case filed against FilmKraft, on October 7, 13 people claimed to have been hired by FilmKraft through its local agent and said they were not being paid their dues.
"The 13 members of Local 399's bargaining unit working on the production of 'Kites' have not received wages for their work on 'Kites' during the week ending Sep 13, 2008," the lawsuit said.
"In addition, four Local 399 members working on the production of 'Kites' have received no wages for their work on 'Kites' during the week ending Sep 18, 2008," it alleged.
The lawsuit names two other companies, Nevada-based Happy Hours Productions and Bollywood Hollywood Production, based in Florida, besides Rakesh Roshan himself.
The lawsuit further charges Rakesh Roshan and other defendants of violating California Labor Code and not providing a complete itemised pay slip according to the US laws. Rakesh Roshan's last movie Krazzy 4 was held up on the eve of its release after composer Ram Sampath won Rs 2 crore for a song that Roshan used with credit or payment.
Kites stars Hrithik along with Latin actress Barbara Mori in lead roles and is being directed by "Murder" fame director Anurag Basu.
Hrithik plays a street smart scamster in Las Vegas in "Kites", and the film was extensively shot in New Mexico, Las Vegas and Los Angeles in August and September.
The rest of the movie will be shot in Mumbai.
It is slated for June 2009 release.


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