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She made waves and how! A dramatic scene unfolded at a Mumbai theatre during the screening of ‘So Long Valley’ when actress Ruchi Gujjar hit the film’s producer and actor Man Singh with a chappal, leading to chaos at Cinepolis. The incident, captured in a now-viral video, came amid an on-going financial dispute between Ruchi and another producer, Karan Singh Chauhan.

 

In the video, Ruchi is heard screaming while arguing with the producers. She then lost her cool and hit one of the producers with her chappal. It appears that she arrived at the theatre with the intention of staging a protest. During the special screening, where the producers were present, Ruchi showed up along with a group of protesters. People around her were seen raising slogans against the producers. They held placards with the producers’ photos, marked with Red Cross signs across their faces. In some of the posters, which can be seen in the video, the producers were depicted sitting on donkeys.

 

According to Ruchi, Chauhan had approached her last year claiming he was producing a Hindi television serial that would soon air on Sony TV. “He offered to add me as a co-producer and also sent documents related to the project," she said.

 

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Believing the offer, Ruchi stated that between July 2023 and January 2024, she transferred several payments from her company, SR Event and Entertainment, into accounts linked to Chauhan’s K Studios. However, the promised project never took off.

 

“Despite repeated contacts, he kept postponing them and lied," she added in her complaint. She claims to have discovered that the funds were allegedly used not for the serial, but for the production of ‘So Long Valley’.

 

“When I got the information that the film is releasing on July 27, I told him to return my money, when he started threatening me," she alleged. Mumbai Police has registered an FIR under sections 318(4), 352, and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against Chauhan, 36, for allegedly cheating actress Ruchi of Rs 25 lakh.

 

Ruchi has submitted banking records and documents to support her claims. An investigation into the financial transactions and communications is currently underway.