By:
Upala
KBR,
Mid-Day
Tuesday,
September
05,
2006
In
July
this
year,
filmmaker
Suneel
Darshan
went
to
Johannesburg
(South
Africa)
to
shoot
Shaka
Laka
Boom
Boom.
He
hired
the
services
of
online
producer,
Ebrahim
Kaskar,
who
later
filed
a
case
of
non-payment
of
dues
against
Darshan
and
tried
to
prevent
him
from
leaving
the
country.
Full
payment
made
When
asked
about
the
case
filed
by
Kaskar,
Darshan
says,
"My
lawayer,
Emran
Dassu,
will
give
you
the
details.
Kaskar
said
I
hadn't
paid
his
dues
and
tried
to
stop
me
from
leaving
South
Africa
by
filing
a
case
against
me.
But
I
furnished
full
and
final
payment
receipts
and
vouchers
from
everybody
from
the
travel
company
to
the
hotel,
transport
and
equipment
companies,
so
the
case
didn't
hold.
I
made
sure
that
each
and
every
person
was
paid
in
full
before
we
left
South
Africa."
Commenting
on
the
cause
of
friction
between
him
and
Kaskar,
Darshan
says,
"Kaskar
was
overcharging
me
for
locations.
His
bill
had
run
up
to
Rs
22
lakh,
whereas
the
Caesar's
Palace
Hotel
and
the
Film
Commission
were
giving
us
shooting
locations
virtually
for
free.
When
we
discovered
he
was
overcharging
us,
we
took
strong
objection."
Vicious
rumours
According
to
rumours,
Sunil's
next
schedule
will
be
in
Los
Angeles.
He
won't
be
returning
to
South
Africa
as
he
has
faced
a
lot
of
problems
while
shooting
in
Jo'berg.
Darshan
admits,
"I
will
be
shooting
a
short
schedule
in
the
US,
but
that
has
nothing
to
do
with
the
problems
that
I
faced
in
SA.
We
finished
40
per
cent
of
the
schedule
on
time.
There
was
only
a
problem
of
three
days
when
Kangana
replaced
Sania.
A
certain
man
in
Bollywood
who
is
connected
to
Kaskar
is
spreading
all
these
rumours.
In
time,
I
will
reveal
his
name
and
why
he's
doing
this."
It
is
also
being
said
that
Darshan
has
been
banned
from
shooting
in
South
Africa.
"Who
can
ban
me
from
South
Africa?" Suneel
roars.
"I
am
the
only
producer
to
have
shot
five
films
there,
with
Shaka
Laka
being
my
sixth
one."
'The
matter
is
over'
In
spite
of
going
through
all
these
problems,
Suneel
wants
to
end
things
on
a
peaceful
note.
"I
don't
want
to
malign
Kaskar's
reputation,
especially
as
things
have
been
sorted
out.
He's
a
family
man
and
has
since
apologised
for
the
grief
he
caused.
For
me,
the
matter
ends
here."
When
contacted,
Kaskar
wanted
to
know
who
had
told
us
about
the
issue.
"Who
is
saying
all
these
things?
There
was
a
difference
of
opinion
but
the
matter
has
been
resolved
now.
I
haven't
filed
any
case
against
him."