Urwa Hocane has responded to a authorized discover despatched to her by actor Sonya Hussyn over a “breach in contract” for Tich Button. Sonya mentioned she was not paid her contractual dues because the lead actor. Now, when requested concerning the discover in an interview, Urwa mentioned she had no thought about it within the first place.
Urwa, the producer of upcoming movie Tich Button appeared on Specific TV’s The Speak Speak Present on Sunday the place she was requested concerning the movie, her expertise as a producer and, most significantly, the authorized discover she was despatched by Sonya, one of many 4 lead actors of her movie. “I’m not aware of this at all,” mentioned Urwa.
When the present host identified that she is the one producer to have obtained the discover, Urwa mentioned, “I’m a call away. We should speak to each other and find out. I’m not aware of this at all and I feel that there must be some sort of misunderstanding because we’re all professionals and we’re all mature enough to know that you don’t sabotage a project like that.”
She added that, as a staff, it took time so as to add closing touches to Tich Button two years in the past, throughout the pandemic, after which they weren’t in a position to launch it. She hoped that Sonya understands that a number of hard-work went into making the movie and getting it launched. “I feel this is a misunderstanding,” she mentioned.
What occurred
Within the authorized discover dated October 22 and shared with Photos, the Saraab actor’s authorized staff addressed the matter by reminding Urwa that she “entered into contractual relations” with their shopper. “Under express terms and conditions”, she agreed to pay Sonya a certain quantity upon completion of the capturing, which started on February 2, 2020 and ended on June 5 the identical yr.
The discover states that although Sonya carried out her a part of the contract “in exceptional circumstances” such because the outbreak of Covid-19, she was not paid her due “despite repeated requests and reminders” accounting for a “breach in contract”.
It famous that after fairly a while, “in stark convention and blatant violation of contract”, the Meri Shehzadi actor “fraudulently” tried to pay Sonya Rs500,000. The Mohabbat Tujhe Alvida actor returned that cheque and “unequivocally refuses to be a prey of [Urwa’s] fraudulent scheme,” in line with the discover. The authorized doc additionally talked about that Sonya is now demanding the fee that was agreed upon within the contract, which is “still outstanding”.
