Dhillin Mehta

Producer

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Bol Bachchan

(6 Jul 2012)

Producer

Rockstar

(11 Nov 2011)

Producer

Golmaal 3

(5 Nov 2010)

Producer

Blue

(16 Oct 2009)

Producer

Luck

(24 Jul 2009)

Producer

Maharathi

(5 Dec 2008)

Producer

Jab We Met

(26 Oct 2007)

Producer

Golmaal

(14 Jul 2006)

Producer

Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya

(15 Jul 2005)

Producer

Agnipankh

(27 Feb 2004)

Producer

Fun2ssh

(19 Dec 2003)

Producer

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News

Ashtavinayak boss Dhillin Mehta arrested at airport

19 Jan 2013

The head honcho of Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision Ltd, Dhillin Mehta, was arrested at the international airport on Wednesday night. Mehta was arrested on the basis of a case filed against him for unpaid dues and was whisked away to Jaipur.

Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision Ltd, producers of superhit films like Jab We Met and the Golmaal franchise, was picked up by the Rajasthan police hours before he was scheduled to board a flight to Dubai. Apparently, a look-out notice was issued against him a week back, pertinent to the case of unpaid dues amounting to approximately Rs 1.58 crore to Jaipur-based line-producer Surender Kalra for Ashtavinayak's under-production Sher. It was under this subpoena that Mehta was stopped at the immigration by the Rajasthan cops, who were in Mumbai looking for him.

Mehta was flown to Jaipur on an early morning flight and taken to the Jalupura police station, where he was formally arrested.

However, before Mehta could be produced in a court for remand, one of the directors of the company had reached Jaipur and paid Kalra Rs. 40 lakh in cash and handover post-dated cheques of Rs. 80 lakh. Based on these payments made to Kalra and Mehta's undertaking that the outstanding would be cleared, the magistrate's court granted him bail. However, Mehta's passport was seized.