Arushi Nishank claims Mumbai producers scammed her of Rs 4 crore; filmmakers refute allegations: ‘Completely false and misleading’ |

Turbulence alert! According to the latest reports, Arushi Nishank, actor-model and the daughter of Uttarakhand ex-chief minister and former Union education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has claimed that a Mumbai-based production house has scammed her of Rs 4 crore.
In her First Information Report (FIR), she alleged that Mansi and Varun Bagla of Mini Films Private Limited approached her at her Dehradun residence. Filed at Kotwali police station in Dehradun on Friday night, FIR stated the filmmakers offered her a role in an upcoming movie.
On the other hand, the producers have shared an official statement where they have refuted all the allegations made by Arushi Nishank. According to them, they have been wrongly accused of financial misconduct.
The official statement by Mini Films reads:
The claims made by Arushi Nishank are completely false and misleading. This is a civil dispute, and we are taking the necessary legal recourse to address the matter.”
Further, Arushi Nishank approached us in Mumbai, persistently following up for a meeting with us, stating that she is the daughter of the ex-minister of Uttarakhand and wanted to tie up with us through her entity, Himshri Films, for our film. She claimed she could bring our film to Uttarakhand, as she had a strong political hold at Uttarakhand and could get many things done easily for us and for our film. However, we politely refused her, stating that we do not need any support as such as we were already progressing with our film. She later expressed her desire to become a heroine and requested to us for a small role in exchange of investing in the film, stating that investing in the film would help her achieve this. She claimed it would also position her as the face of Uttarakhand and boost her political career too. To persuade us, she told us about her strong ties with Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, mentioning to us how she had invited him to the set of her web series Life Hill Gayi and promised to do the same for our film. However, once she came on board, she began threatening and demanding a larger role as a parallel lead of the Film. While we were shooting in Dehradun, her husband, Abhinav Pant—who often tried to attract us with his astrological talks and frequently asked for our kundali—invited us to his construction site near Dehradun Airport, close to Thano Chowk. A car took us to a half constructed building, where he threatened us to give Arushi a parallel lead role in the film. Refusing to bow down to their pressure, we removed her from the film, terminating her involvement. The threats to defame were given to us if we did not meet their demands.
Despite this, she spread false PR news, claiming to be a trio in the film with our lead cast. Arushi is media-hungry person and has temperamental issues. The accusations are entirely fabricated, and our legal team is taking necessary action.
The production house urges the media and public to dismiss these false claims and await the legal resolution.
Mini Films is a respectable and a known production house with past film records. People are trying to sabotage the film and put false allegations. It is a civil dispute and everything is in writing and contracted. She has breached multiple clauses in the arrangement and hence she is now trying to take a wrong route to intimidate.