Aseem Merchant allegedly dated Priyanka Chopra during her modelling days. His movie will reportedly not only chronicle her modelling days, but also her infamous fallout with her ex-manager Prakash Jaju over finances.
Priyanka was upset when the news of a film on the subject emerged. But defending his creative freedom, Aseem said: “The film is about Prakash Jaju, not Priyanka Chopra.”
“It is about his experiences in Bollywood and will cover the entire entertainment industry. I respect and admire Priyanka. In no way am I trying to malign or hurt her. As a producer I am only trying to make a realistic film,” he added.
Jaju had claimed that Priyanka owed him a large amount of money. The actress’ late father Col. Ashok Chopra then filed a police complaint against the manager, citing false accusations and threatening of the family members.
Jaju was later arrested in 2008 and spent over two months behind bars.