Laapataa Girls actor Satendra Soni, who performed a pivotal function in Aamir Khan’s Laapataa Girls, has filed an FIR in opposition to filmmaker Pushpendra Singh and his spouse, actor Pragati Chauhan, alleging non-payment of dues, assault, intimidation and wrongful confinement in the course of the shoot of their movie Paid Paalki. The incident dates again to June, when the actor has shared how the filmmaker allegedly refused to pay his charges and even threatened him when he requested for his fee.
AICWA extends full assist
On Friday, the All Indian Cine Workers Association backed the actor on this case and posted an official assertion on their X account. It learn, “The All Indian Cine Staff Affiliation (AICWA) has prolonged full assist, help and steerage to Actor Satendra Soni, recognized for Laapataa Girls and a number of other different movies and related to the upcoming Mirzapur, and Actor Shreedhar Dubey, recognized for Oh My Canine and a number of other different movies, in reference to the intense incident involving brutal assault, pressured confinement, demise threats, intimidation and non-payment of dues in the course of the taking pictures of the movie Paid Paalki in Maihar, Madhya Pradesh.”
“AICWA President Suresh Shyamlal Gupta took up the matter from the very starting, remained in steady contact with each actors, approached the involved authorities and personally supported them all through the method, resulting in the registration of an FIR at Oshiwara Police Station, Mumbai, on 20 August 2026, in opposition to Director/Producer Pushpendra Singh and Pragati Chauhan.
Actor Satendra Soni has labored in Laapataa Girls, which was India’s official entry for the ninety fifth Academy Awards (Oscars), and has labored in a number of different movies. He’s additionally related to the upcoming Mirzapur. AICWA considers it extraordinarily severe that a longtime actor may allegedly be subjected to such brutal therapy.
AICWA raises a severe query: If such therapy can allegedly be inflicted on a recognized and established actor, what occurs to smaller actors, technicians and employees who might stay silent due to worry and strain?
If instant and strict motion just isn’t taken in such circumstances, it could encourage additional intimidation and exploitation of artists and movie employees. AICWA due to this fact calls for a complete investigation and strict authorized motion in opposition to anybody discovered accountable.”
Extra particulars on the case
The put up additional added how the case was taken up primarily based on the allegations. “On 3 July 2026, AICWA President Suresh Shyamlal Gupta facilitated a gathering between Actor Satendra Soni, Actor Shreedhar Dubey and the Hon’ble Maharashtra State Dwelling Minister Shri Yogesh Ramdas Kadam.
Through the assembly, the actors knowledgeable the Hon’ble Minister in regards to the incident, together with the alleged assault on the street, being forcibly taken to the resort, assault inside a closed room, tearing of their garments and demise threats.
Additionally they knowledgeable the Hon’ble Minister that their funds had not been made, and that a number of different actors, technicians and employees related to the manufacturing had additionally allegedly remained unpaid.
After listening to the matter, Hon’ble Minister Shri Yogesh Ramdas Kadam instantly contacted DCP Shri Purushottam Karad and directed that the matter be investigated and acceptable motion be taken,” learn the word.
The FIR reportedly invokes provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), together with Sections 115(2), 127(3), 3(5), 351(2) and 352. “AICWA welcomes the registration of the FIR and calls for that the investigation be performed pretty, transparently and with none strain or affect, with acceptable safety for the complainants and witnesses,” learn the assertion.
Who’s Satendra Soni?
Satendra Soni has performed small however notable roles in a number of well-known tasks, together with Ayushmann Khurrana‘s Physician G, Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor’s Bawaal, Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders, and the tv present Good day Bachhon. He gained wider recognition after enjoying a small however pivotal function in Aamir Khan’s manufacturing Laapataa Girls, directed by Kiran Rao. The movie was hailed by each critics and audiences and was additionally India’s official entry to the Oscars. It starred Sparsh Shrivastava, Nitanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta, Chhaya Kadam, and Ravi Kishan in lead roles.
