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First Post
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- First Post
This actress testified against the underworld, was harassed by her fiancé, said no to Rs 600 crore ancestral property
In an interview, the actress revealed, 'For the record, if I knew that everyone was going to back out, I also would have. It was a scary time in my life.' read more Preity Zinta made her Bollywood debut in the year 1998. In 2001, the media said she was the only man in the industry when she testified against underworld gangsters in court. Her film Chori Chori Chupke Chupke was reportedly funded by gangster Chhota Shakeel. Producers Bharat Shah and Nazim Rizvi were even sent to jail. In an interview, the actress revealed, 'For the record, if I knew that everyone was going to back out, I also would have. It was a scary time in my life. I should have been protected. Whatever I said in court was on TV ten minutes later.' STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD She added, 'I was fine till they were scaring me, but once they started abusing, I lost it. I can take stress, but not people abusing me. I learnt that if you get a call from +92, don't pick up! Luckily I was famous. Had I not been, it would've been tough.' Refusing Kamal Amrohi's ancestral property Kamal Amrohi, the legendary filmmaker's son had a strong bond with Preity Zinta and wanted to bequeath Amrohi's Rs 600 crore ancestral property on her name but the actress declined. 'I am not in such a bad position that someone else's property is required,' said Zinta in a statement years ago. Amrohi then said in an interview, 'If I said that Preity is like a daughter to me, did I commit a crime? Log aaj kal apni beti ko bhi sahi nazar se nahi dekhte aur maine kisi gair ki beti ko izzat dee hai (These days people cast a wrong eye on their own daughters, and I gave respect to someone else's daughter).' That's not all, back in 2014, Preity Zinta accused former fiancé Ness Wadia of harassment and abuse. The matter was then settled out of court.
Hans India
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hans India
'Chidiya' director Mehran Amrohi says he can never reverse engineer a film as per market demand
Mumbai: Director Mehran Amrohi, who is awaiting the release of his upcoming movie 'Chidiya', has said that he can never reverse engineer a film, and make it as per the market demand. The director, who is a distant relative of the late filmmaker Kamal Amrohi, spoke with IANS ahead of the film's release, and shared his opinion that film's shall be made keeping the heart of the story at the forefront. He told IANS, 'I will never be able to make a film like this because I write a film for a year, the market may change after a year, till then, my film will be old. So, I will never be able to work like this. It is my firm belief that if I want to make a film, if I want to tell its story, then I will write that story, and whatever story it is, on the basis of that story, its market should be decided'. He further mentioned, 'Unfortunately, there is a situation today, that the market is decided first, and then the story is written, and because of that, the films either look the same, sound the same, or the music sounds the same. If I make a film, I'll make it from my heart, and then think about how to market it. Only then will I be able to do justice to the film'. The director told IANS that only a handful films that are made in Hindi cinema appeal to this audience and make a mark. 'We have such a big industry, we make 200-300 films in a year, but you will remember 5 films, compared to the other 200-250 films, because they were made in a different voice. Otherwise, the market will decide that we should have a certain song, a certain dance, or action, and if we want our industry to flourish, we need to change how we work', he added.
India.com
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
Actress Meena Kumari bought 2.5-acre plot in Mumbai's Pali Hill in 1959; here's why the property is going viral
Director Kamal Amrohi, who has delivered back-to-back hits like Mahal, Pakeezah, Daaera, was married to Meena Kumari. They met during the filming of 1952's Tamasha. Veteran actor Ashok Kumar introduced them. They fell in love and married in the same year. Their love story has been discussed several times in the past, and it has now again come into the news for a reason. When they were alive, Meena Kumari and Kamal Amrohi purchased a land measuring over 11,000 square yards at Pali Hill in Bandra. It was priced around Rs 5 lac at that time. The land was leased to the Cozihome Co-operative Housing Society Limited in 1966, who built five buildings at a rent of Rs 8,835 per month. 162 families In 1990, Amrohi terminated the lease agreement, claiming that the society had failed to pay the agreed rent and had defaulted in payments. The society said they paid less rent because some of the land did not belong to the owner. In 1991, Kamal Amrohi filed a suit to vacate the land as the rent was outstanding. The outstanding rent was Rs 66,060. Amrohi died two years after filing the case, but his children continued the legal battle. On April 23, 2025, the Small Cause Court of Bandra gave its verdict in favour of Kamal Amrohi's son, builder Tajdar Amrohi and Arham Land Developers. Tajdar said that they won the case. The society, with 162 families, has been asked to vacate the place within six months after a 33-year-long legal battle.
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Mumbai's Pali Hill society ordered to vacate land leased by Bollywood icons in 1959, after decades-long dispute
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel A decades-old legal battle over a prime 2.5-acre plot in Pali Hill — first leased out in 1959 by legendary Bollywood couple Meena Kumari and Kamal Amrohi — has culminated in a local court ordering 162 families of the Cozihom Cooperative Housing Society to vacate their homes within six small causes court in Bandra ruled in favour of Tajdar Amrohi, son of Kamal Amrohi, and Arham Land Developers on April 23, 2025, in a lawsuit originally filed by Amrohi in 1991 — 33 years ago — over unpaid rent arrears and alleged lease violations.'We won the case. The society has been asked to vacate within six months,' Tajdar Amrohi told Times of India, confirming the order that could displace scores of long-time residents, many of whom are senior dispute dates back to the early 1970s, when Kamal Amrohi accused the housing society of failing to pay full monthly rent of Rs 8,835. The society, in turn, argued that a portion of the land didn't belong to the Amrohi estate, and began paying a reduced amount of Rs 7,000. Amrohi filed for eviction and possession in 1991, two years before his the society claims it has since cleared all dues with interest and has been depositing rent into an escrow account for two decades, the court noted that the defendant 'did not pay the rent as per the agreed rate of Rs 8,835 for 1 April 1971 to February 1972,' and failed to comply with a notice served on 30 November to a key clause in the original lease agreement, the court observed that 'if at any time… the lessees dispute or challenge the lessor's right to recover the agreed rent… the lessors shall be entitled by notice in writing to forthwith terminate this lease.' The clause also allowed the lessor to 're-enter and take possession of the demised land together with the building and structures standing thereon.''It is unambiguous that upon the determination of the lease, the lessor is entitled to possession of the land together with the building and structure,' the court said in its ruling, adding that 'the defendant failed to pay the contractual rent regularly.'Rejecting the society's plea for a stay, the court said, 'There are no immediate dire consequences from the judgment and decree. The reasonable and sufficient period of six months has already been granted… Hence, the request is rejected.'Cozihom residents have vowed to challenge the order in the Bombay High Court. 'The entire case only pertained to the land, not the buildings built on it. We will be pointing this out in our appeal,' a resident spokesperson said, adding that the society had paid all outstanding Arham Land Developers — which acquired the land from Tajdar Amrohi in 2010 for Rs 5 crore — argued it now holds rights to the 9,849 sq m plot and three buildings. According to real estate consultant Ashok Narang, the current value of the Pali Hill property exceeds Rs 1,000 eviction order has triggered anxiety among residents who have occupied the buildings for over five decades. As the legal battle shifts to the High Court, the fate of the families and the historic land once owned by one of Bollywood's most iconic couples remains uncertain.
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Relief to Kamal Amrohi and Meena Kumari's kin as Mumbai court orders society to evict leased land
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Mumbai: In a legal dispute spanning over three decades, a local court here has ordered a housing society to evict the land it had leased in 1966 from yesteryear Bollywood couple Kamal Amrohi and Meena Kumari in Bandra. The appellate bench of the Court of Small Causes in Bandra has ruled in favour of Amrohi's son, Tajdar Amrohi, and ordered the 162-member society to hand over possession of the land in the posh Pali Hill locality within six order was passed on April Chief Judge Ashish Ayachit and Judge D R Mali held that the society failed to pay the contractual rent regularly and has hence committed default."The society has consciously committed a breach of the covenants of the indenture of lease regarding the payment of contractual rent," the order said."The defendant society was not ready and willing to pay the arrears of rent, and they failed to comply with the provision of section 12(3) of the Bombay Rent Act. Therefore, the plaintiffs (Amrohi) are entitled to a decree of eviction," it Kumari married Amrohi in 1952, and the couple purchased the land measuring over 11,000 square yards at Pali Hill in suburban Bandra in land was leased to the Cozihome Co-operative Housing Society Limited in 1966 for the construction of buildings at a rent of Rs 8,835 per 1990, Amrohi terminated the lease agreement , claiming that the society had failed to pay the agreed rent and had defaulted in payments.A year later, he filed a suit seeking eviction of the society and possession of the October 2007, the Court of Small Causes in Bandra passed an order in favour of Amrohi and passed a decree of eviction against the society, which challenged the order before the appellate appellate bench has held that the trial court's order of eviction was "proper and correct".The society has been ordered to hand over possession of the land within six society is planning to challenge this order before the Bombay High Court.
