Salman Khan sued for Rs. 250 crore

It seems that 2015 is going to be the year of lawful troubles for Bollywood superstar Salman Khan. After the controversies over the hit and run and black buck cases, Khan is now facing a whopping Rs. 250 crore defamation case filed by ‘Veer’ (2010) producer Vijay Galani.

Galani has accused him of bad behavior, mental agony and loss of reputation. Galani claims that he had agreed to pay Khan, Rs 10 crore for movie as the signing amount and had promised another Rs. 15 crore if the film made profit.

Though the film flopped at the box office, causing loss to Galani, the actor demanded Rs. 15 crore which he (producer) was supposed to give.

“I took up this issue with Salman on several occasions and told him that as the movie did not do well, I cannot give him Rs 15 crore. But Salman refused to discuss the issue and said his lawyers will handle it,” the producer told Indian Express.

In October 2010, Khan filed a complaint with the Cine TV Artists Association. According to this case, the producer has to pay Rs. 15 crore to the actor. When Galani refused to pay, the matter reached Federation of Western India Cine Employees, which also upheld Khan’s case.

“I approached the city civil court against the actor and the two associations (over demand of Rs 15 crore by Salman). The court passed an order in my favor. Last month, I issued a legal notice to Salman for defaming me, causing loss of business and reputation and causing mental agony and harassment,” said Galani.

The producer informed that he has sought Rs 200 crore as a return for offense and Rs 50 crore for financial loss.

Despite all these attempts, there was no response from Khan or his managers.

Stay with BizAsia for more.