Imam in Haider sends legal notice to filmmaker
January 29, 2015  17:22
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An Imam, who appeared in a small role in Vishal Bhardwaj's Kashmir-set film 'Haider', has been sacked by the management committee of the mosque over a marriage scene.

Ghulam Hassan Shah claimed he was tricked into performing the 'nikah' scene in the Bollywood film and has now sent a legal notice to Bhardwaj, also the producer of the movie, demanding an apology and Rs 50 lakh in compensation.

Shah, a resident of Qazigund in Anantnag district, had been leading the prayers at a mosque in Nowhatta area of the city for the past eight years."The management committee of the mosque sacked me' I was tricked as I was told that the footage will be used for educational purposes. I did not know that it was being used in the movie,' Shah said.

The 65-year-old man has engaged a lawyer and sent a legal notice to Bhardwaj.
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