Warner Bros-India MD gets notice from Hyderabad Central Crime Station
Though Pacific Rim was released, the producer gave him a black and white film which he said was against the agreement.
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Central Crime Station on Saturday issued notice to Warner Bros India Private Limited, asking its managing director in India Denzil Dias to appear them for inquiry, after a cheating case was filed against the producer.
A court referred case was registered in 2015, after Mr G. Balakrishna, owner of Sensational Movies, lodged a complaint. The case was registered under charges of cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property (IPC Section 420) and criminal breach of trust (IPC Section 406).
Mr Balakrishna alleged that in 2013, he had signed an agreement with Warner Bros India for releasing two movies, Man of Steel and Pacific Rim, in India and paid Rs 3.25 crore for the release rights. The firm had not deliver the licence till date.
“In addition, we spent around Rs 50 lakh for advertising and publicity,” Mr Balakrishna said.
Though Pacific Rim was released, the producer gave him a black and white film which he said was against the agreement.
He said Warner Bros officials apologised to him for the delay and offered to sell him the licence for another movie, which they were planning to begin in October 2016 and took Rs 25 lakh as advance. After he paid the amount, the movie launch was postponed to March 2014.
“When I questioned them about the delay, they convinced me and sold the licence of another movie and said they would consider the Rs 25 lakh as advance to the next two movies, Mad Max and another, to which I agreed and the correspondence went on,” he added.
Balakrishna said that one week ahead of the release of Mad Max, Warner Bros India sold the rights to somebody else.