While Mahira Sharma has denied forging Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award certificate, DPIFF officials have issued a fresh statement and demanded an apology from her.
Bigg
Boss
13
contestant
Mahira
Sharma
got
into
trouble
after
she
shared
an
image
of
a
certificate
that
showed
that
she
has
won
the
Dadasaheb
Phalke
International
Film
Festival
Award
for
being
'Most
Fashionable
Contestant'
of
the
reality
show.
The
DPIFF
officials
had
sent
a
notice
to
the
actress
and
also
shared
an
official
statement
on
their
Instagram
account,
condemning
the
actress'
distasteful
attempt
to
gain
publicity.
Post
this,
Mahira
shared
an
open
letter
on
her
Instagram
account,
clarifying
that
she
hasn't
forged
the
certificate.
The
actress
added
that
she
got
the
certificate
of
appreciation
off-stage
by
one
Premal
Mehta.
Mahira
also
described
the
whole
situation
in
detail
and
said
that
there
was
a
huge
miscommunication.
She
shared
the
snapshots
of
Premal's
statement
and
mail
on
her
Instagram
stories.
But
the
case
has
now
taken
a
new
turn
as
DPIFF
officials
have
rubbished
her
claims!
In
their
open
letter,
they
showed
the
difference
between
the
real
and
fake
certificates.
The
organisers
issued
a
fresh
statement
in
which
they
accused
her
of
clearly
(attempting)
to
deflect
from
the
problem
caused
by
her
and
push
the
blame
on
a
third
party.
They
shared
the
statement
with
a
note
that
read,
"Ms.
Mahira,
We
hereby
present
the
required
facts
on
the
matter.
We
further
await
for
your
apology
as
we
don't
want
to
drag
this
further
and
close
it
on
a
good
note!"
-
(sic)
A
part
of
the
statement
(highlighted)
read,
"Due
to
the
acceptance
of
forged
certificate
on
Ms.
Mahira's
end
and
posting
the
same
on
social
media
without
any
official
citation,
trolls
commenced
in
regards
to
our
reputed
organization.
Resulting
in
damage
to
our
asset
hence,
we
demand
an
apology
for
the
same."
-
(sic)
The
officials
also
clarified
Premal's
statements
and
wrote,
"We
have
never
denied
knowing
Premal
Mehta
or
acknowledging
that
he
has
contributed
towards
coordinating
with
the
celebrities.
This
statement
has
been
a
very
big
revelation
and
a
shock
to
us
where
Mr
Premal
Mehta
claims
to
have
'directly
printed
certificates
without
asking
the
DPIFF
team
for
their
consent
or
approval
on
creating
any
such
certificate
that
has
been
given
to
the
celebrities'
coordinated
by
him.
We
were
unaware
that
he
has
been
doing
this
for
the
last
2
years
which
is
clearly
a
violation
of
our
IP
assets
and
Brand
collaterals."
-
(sic)