Ram Gopal Varma Plans Out-of-Court Settlement in 2018 Cheque Case After Jail Sentence
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma moves to settle his cheque bouncing case from 2018, after being sentenced to jail and fined by an Andheri court.
Back in January, a magistrate's court in Andheri found Varma guilty under the Negotiable Instruments Act. He was sentenced to three months in jail and ordered to pay Rs 3,72,219 to the complainant within three months.
The case goes back to 2018, when a company named Shree, represented by partner Mahesh Chandra Mishra, filed a complaint. The dispute was over unpaid dues related to a hard disk supply to Varma's firm. Varma, however, denied that he issued the cheque in question. His legal team filed an appeal in the sessions court in February, challenging the verdict.
But things seem to be shifting. On Monday, Varma and the complainant submitted a joint statement in court, stating their plan to settle the matter through the Lok Adalat.
With that update, the court agreed to adjourn the hearing until November, giving them time to work things out. It also granted two chances for both sides to reach a mutual agreement.
Meanwhile, on the work front, Ram Gopal Varma's psychological thriller, Saree, which was originally made in Telugu and dubbed into several other languages, is streaming on OTT platform Aha. Following its theatrical release in April 2025, the filmmaker decided to bring the film to OTT. The film was written by Ram Gopal Varma, directed by Giri Krishna Komal, and produced by Ravi Shankar Varma.
The psychological thriller Saaree dives deep into the unsettling transformation of love into obsession. The story kicks off during a holiday trip, where a man while spending time with his group of friends, spots a woman draped in a strikingly elegant saree. Captivated at first glance, what starts as infatuation quickly spirals into an unhealthy fixation.
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July 30, 2025, 08:33 IST
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