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'Manikarnika' actor alleges payment due by production house

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Last Updated : Dec 18 2018 | 9:00 PM IST

Actor Andy Von Eich, who features in "Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi", on Tuesday alleged that he is yet to be paid in full for his performance in the period drama by the production house.

The film, fronted by Kangana Ranaut, has been produced by Zee Studios in association with Kamal Jain and Nishant Pitti.

Von Eich, who plays one of the British officers in the film whose trailer was launched on Tuesday, took to Twitter to express his disappointment.

"Today #Manikarnika trailer released. I still haven't received full payment for my acting in this movie by the production house. I can't imagine that this is in the sense of #KanganaRanaut if she would know about that. Please help. #ManikarnikaTrailerLaunch #zee #karios," the actor, who hails from Germany, tweeted.

Last month, Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) claimed that the makers of the film are yet to clear dues of approximately Rs 1.5 crore to workers and junior artists.

The allegations were later refuted by Jain who said that all the legitimate and due payments have been made, except of one vendor, who is arm-twisting them.

The producer in a statement had said they have filed a complaint with the Film & TV Producers Guild of India against Film and Allied Union over the disputed vendor.

According to Jain, the shoot got over on October 13, and "all legitimate and due payments were made."

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First Published: Dec 18 2018 | 9:00 PM IST

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