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Director Navjot Gulati slams Maddock Films for delaying Pooja Meri Jaan release: ‘They don’t care about small films’

Director Navjot Gulati slams Maddock Films for delaying Pooja Meri Jaan release: ‘They don’t care about small films’

In 2022, filmmaker Dinesh Vijan’s Maddock Films announced the thriller, Pooja Meri Jaan, generating curiosity among audiences. Despite completing production and being positioned for an OTT release, the film has remained unreleased for nearly four years, leaving many wondering what went wrong behind the scenes. Navjot Gulati slams Dinesh Vijan’s Maddock Films for only focusing on big films. Now, in an interview with Variety India, director Navjot Gulati has broken his silence on the prolonged delay, alleging pricing disputes and stalled negotiations as the primary reasons the film continues to remain in limbo. Navjot Gulati on Pooja Meri Jaan’s release delay Navjot shared that the film starring Mrunal Thakur and Huma Qureshi completed shooting smoothly and was set for an OTT release. He revealed that it was initially scheduled to premiere on JioCinema, but after the merger of Disney+ Hotstar and JioCinema, the makers pitched the film to other streaming platforms. However, according to the filmmaker, negotiations collapsed because the producers were asking for a high price. Expressing his frustration over the prolonged delay, he …

Director accuses Dinesh Vijan of stalling his film for three years, claims Amar Kaushik stopped taking his calls: ‘They are consumed by big movies’ | Bollywood News

Director accuses Dinesh Vijan of stalling his film for three years, claims Amar Kaushik stopped taking his calls: ‘They are consumed by big movies’ | Bollywood News

3 min readMumbaiFeb 18, 2026 10:25 PM IST Starring Mrunal Thakur and Huma Qureshi, the film Pooja Meri Jaan, directed by Navjot Gulati, was made under Dinesh Vijan’s Maddock Films. By 2022, shooting had wrapped, and post-production was completed, signalling an imminent release. However, it is yet to happen. Recently, Gulati revealed that more than three years later, the film remains caught in a state of uncertainty. He told Variety India, “My father passed away in 2024. When he was on the deathbed for almost like three months, he kept asking me, ‘When is your film coming?’ He left the world, but the film still remains in limbo.” The report by the publication claimed that initially, the plan was to release the film digitally on JioCinema, but following the merger of JioCinema with Disney+ Hotstar, the new leadership reportedly informed producers that films originally commissioned under Jio could be sold to other platforms. The producers pitched the film to other streaming services, creating further delays. “One platform wants to buy the film, but their price …

Mrunal on acting in Hindi love stories: ‘Tired of proving myself to filmmakers’ | Bollywood

Mrunal Thakur might have gained success with love stories like Sita Ramam and Hi Nanna in Telugu, but she says similar stories are hard to come by for her in Hindi. In a conversation with Pinkvilla, she stated that the reason she doesn’t get to do romances in Hindi is that she doesn’t think she’s ‘popular enough.’ (Also Read: People call me a pan-India star but I want to be known as a global artiste: Mrunal Thakur) Mrunal Thakur gained success with Hi Nanna and Sita Ramam in Telugu(Instagram/Saurabh Das) Mrunal and her affinity for romance When asked by the interviewer when she would act in a romantic film in Hindi, Mrunal quipped, “I don’t know, I am not popular enough to get a love story yet. Am I wrong? I have to be popular to get a love story, no? There are a lot of films being offered to me, but definitely not romantic movies. I would love to do that.” She added, “I don’t know yaar, I am just tired of proving to …