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 …
