Prernaa Arora, co-founder of production company Kriarj Entertainment Pvt Ltd, says she has been betrayed by people whom she trusted a lot.
Arora recently had a falling out with actor-producer John Abraham and filmmaker Abhishek Kapoor over the rights to their films Parmanu and Kedarnath.
Kriarj Entertainment made headlines when Abraham’s JA Entertainment broke its contract with them for Parmanu. Abraham filed criminal cases against Arora and her company for “cheating, breach of trust, defamation” and offences committed under the Information Technology Act.
The Bombay High Court ruled in favour of Abraham’s banner, ending the film’s association with KriArj Entertainment.
Asked if she would like to say something to Abraham, she said: “I always thought he would understand the situation as a co-producer, if ever there was problem. Instead, he turned around to accuse me of defaulting on my agreement. What was the point of turning the whole partnership into a joke? I want to ask John, did he put any money in Parmanu? Does he have that kind of money needed to produce a film? As a producer what value did he bring to the table?”
She continued: “There was a storm around me. Some people whom I trusted chose to stab me in the back. I am not naming anyone. It isn’t dignified or decent to discuss one’s disappointments with individuals. Suffice to say that people who tried to bring disrepute to my professional conduct and who tried to influence my associates, friends and colleagues against me failed miserably.”
Arora is grateful of her relationship with Akshay Kumar, who starred in Kriarj Entertainment’s debut production Rustom in 2016.
“I want to go back to that state of mind that I was in when I started off as a producer with that professional and sincere superstar Akshay Kumar. I want to work with people like him who know how to respect a professional and a woman,” she added.
