Karan Johar led Dharma Productions issued showcause notice for littering in Goa during shoot of Deepika Padukone’s next

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By Bollywood Hungama News Network -

October 28, 2020 - 2:04 PM IST

The recent past has not been rather kind to the film industry, with film production grinding to a halt. It is only now that shooting has resumed. Though the shoot of films has resumed, albeit on a rather low key, we hear that the Karan Johar led production house Dharma Production has run into some turbulence. In fact, reports state that the Entertainment Society of Goa has issued a showcause notice to Dharma for apparently littering a location where they were shooting.

Karan Johar led Dharma Productions issued showcause notice for littering in Goa during shoot of Deepika Padukone’s next

This notice comes after a resident of Nerul, in Goa, complained that the Dharma Production crew disposed off garbage, which included biomedical waste, in a haphazard manner along the streets where they were shooting. As per a complaint by Lokhancho Ekvott Goa, a movement to save heritage sites in Goa, the shoot in question was being helmed by Shakun Batra with Deepika Padukone starring in the film. Criticizing the improper disposal of waste by the production crew, the complaint drew attention to the Directorate of Health Services that stated that in light of Covid-19, medical waste needed to be incinerated.

Interestingly the entire matter went viral after Kangana Ranaut took to Twitter criticizing the filmmaker and his production house. In her Tweet Kangana wrote, “Movie industry is not a virus just for the moral fibre n culture of this nation but it has become very destructive and harmful for the environment also, @PrakashJavdekar ji @moefccAsee this disgusting, filthy, irresponsible behaviour by so called big production houses, pls help Folded hands."

As for seeking redressal from Dharma Productions, Lokhancho Ekvott Goa has demanded a written apology from Karan Johar within the next 48 hours. Failing this, the movement has claimed that parcels of the garbage would be couriered to both Dharma Productions office as well as Karan Johar’s residence.

However, responding to the allegations of not disposing of the non-biodegradable garbage properly, the local line producer Dilip Borkar denied the developments stating that they were being hyped up by Kangana Ranaut. In a press conference held in Panaji on Wednesday, Borkar stated that neither Kangana nor others know what the ground reality was. Elaborating further, Borkar claimed that the disposal of waste was being managed by one particular individual who had been appointed by the local panchayat, and that the waste was being dumped in a designated area for collection.

Further, talking about the issue that rose and the claims being made on social media, Borkar added that it was on Sunday that the designated waste collection contractor failed to do the job, and that the matter was being hyped to malign their reputation.

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