Since
Bollywood
actor
Sushant
Singh
Rajput's
tragic
death,
many
eminent
personalities
have
been
speaking
up
about
the
dark
underbelly
of
the
film
industry.
Recently,
during
a
panel
discussion
over
dirty
lobbying,
nepotism
and
movie
mafia
in
Bollywood,
writer
Harinder
Sikka,
author
of
the
book
Calling
Sehmat
on
which
Alia
Bhatt-
Vicky
Kaushal's
Raazi
is
based,
made
some
serious
allegations
against
director
Meghna
Gulzar.
Sikka
claimed
that
the
filmmaker
got
him
removed
from
a
literature
festival,
delayed
his
book
launch
and
even
got
him
excluded
from
an
awards
event
in
order
to
get
every
credit
for
Raazi.
Harinder
Sikka
Claims
Meghna
Gulzar
Got
Him
"Removed
From
Everything"
The
author
told
Republic
TV,
"I
wrote
Raazi
and
this
is
proof
against
my
name
by
(Meghna)
Gulzar.
It
was
written
to
me
by
Jaipur
Literature
Festival.
I
was
removed
from
everything,
from
Filmfare,
my
book
was
not
allowed
to
be
launched
by
Gulzar
in
person.
You
want
me
read
out
this
email
where
Jaipur
Literature
Festival
head
says,
‘In
my
35
years
of
career,
I
have
never
seen
anybody
bulldozing
to
remove
one
person.'
In
this
particular
case,
Gulzar
is
the
case
in
point."
The
Raazi
Writer
Says
Meghna
Gulzar
Wanted
All
The
Credits
For
The
Film
For
Herself
He
said,
"My
book
was
tried
to
be
delayed?
Why?
Every
credit
must
go
to
Meghna
Gulzar.
First
Jaipur
Literature
Festival,
then
the
Filmfare
Awards.
The
best
original
screenplay
award
was
to
be
given
to
me
but
it
was
removed,
it
was
given
to
some
film
by
the
name
Andhadhun
which
was
a
copy
of
a
French
book
because
I
was
to
be
removed."
Sikka
Alleges
Meghna
Even
Stole
The
Credit
From
The
Original
Writer
Of
Chhapaak
"It
is
not
the
only
one,
what
did
Meghna
do
further!
Chhapaak.
She
took
away
that
poor
writer
-
the
lawyer
in
Delhi,
her
credit
away.
Ask
Ravi
Tandon
(Raveena
Tandon's
father)
about
what
happened.
There
is
a
history
of
mafia
operating.
I
have
nothing
against
nobody,
it's
not
my
profession.
This
happens
because
I
was
an
outsider,"
he
said
on
the
panel
discussion.
Sikka
Said
That
His
Film
Nanak
Shah
Fakir,
Which
Won
Three
National
Film
Awards,
Didn't
Get
Its
Due
Because
Of
Lobbying
"My
film
that
was
to
go
for
Oscars
-
Nanak
Shah
Fakir
was
not
allowed
because
someone
came
from
Bollywood
and
said,
‘Oh
he
is
an
outsider,
we
will
send
our
picture',"
Harinder
claimed
while
speaking
to
the
news
channel.
Meanwhile,
Meghna
Gulzar
is
yet
to
respond
to
Harinder
Sikka's
allegations.