Kedarnath

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• This was the debut film of Sara Ali Khan, the daughter of actors Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh.
• The film used the 2013 Uttarakhand floods as a backdrop. It opened with the following dedication - "In memory of all those who lost their lives in the Uttarakhand floods of June 2013".
• The film's making was stalled as a result of a fallout between director Abhishek Kapoor and producer Prernaa Arora of KriArj Entertainment. Kapoor alleged that KriArj was defaulting on payments and KriArj accused Kapoor of unprofessionalism and "wastage". There were reports that Kapoor and Arora also had a major disagreement over was the film's release date. The director wanted to release the film as scheduled but Arora wanted it moved since she did not want it to be released on the same date as Shah Rukh Khan's "Zero" (2018). It was reported that KriArj was considering legal action against Abhishek Kapoor. Ronnie Screwvala's RSVP banner ultimately took over the film's production after paying Rs. 14 crores each to KriArj Entertainment and T-Series and Rs. 4 crores to Balaji Motion Pictures. Shortly after this, Vashu Bhagnani's Pooja Entertainment objected to this deal and claimed that they had bought the theatrical rights for the film from KriArj. This was one of the few films in which Prernaa Arora and KriArj Entertainment had courted controversy over their financial dealings. They had run into similar trouble with "Pad Man" (2017), "Batti Gul Meter Chalu" (2018), "Fanney Khan" (2018), and "Parmanu" (2018). Bhagnani pursued a case of cheating against Arora over the next few months. She was eventually arrested but was released on bail when she promised to pay off her debts. A few months after she was granted bail, the Bombay High Court convicted her of "aggravated" contempt of court and sentenced her to jail for 6 months.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
• Sara Ali Khan signed "Simmba" (2018) when this film was stalled due to differences between director Abhishek Kapoor and its former producers. She had started work on "Simmba" (2018) by the time work on this film was resumed. In fact, there were reports that "Simmba" (2018) would be her debut film. An upset Abhishek Kapoor sued Khan for damages of Rs. 5 crores and demanded that she finish her work for this film first. The matter was settled out of court with Saif Ali Khan acting as the mediator. It was decided that Sara would allocate her time to both the films and work on them simultaneously. Kapoor managed to wrap up this film first and it ended up being Sara Ali Khan's debut as originally planned.[13][14][15]
• The priests and residents of the temple town of Kedarnath protested against the film after its trailer was released. They claimed that the film's premise of a love story between a Muslim man and a Hindu girl promoted "love jihad" and sought its ban. Ajendra Ajay, an Uttarakhand BJP leader, wrote a letter to the CBFC expressing reservations against the film. He was quoted as saying, "By setting a romantic love story against the backdrop of a huge tragedy that occurred at Kedarnath, a centre of faith for crores of Hindus, the filmmakers have shown great disrespect to the followers of the religion". Taking the protests in cognisance, two district magistrates imposed a ban on the film's release in seven districts of the state to prevent any disruption of law and order. Additionally, a petition was filed against the film with the Bombay High Court seeking its re-assessment by the CBFC. The court dismissed the petition and allowed the film's release.[16][17][18][19]

1. ^ SPLIT WIDE OPEN! Producers of 'Kedarnath', Abhishek Kapoor and Prernaa Arora locked in a bitter battle!
2. ^ Kedarnath in trouble: KriArj Entertainment to take legal action against Abhishek Kapoor; Read FULL official statement
3. ^ Zero (2018)
4. ^ Ronnie Screwvala takes over Kedarnath from former producers Prernaa Arora, Bhushan Kumar, Ekta Kapoor
5. ^ KEDARNATH controversy: Vashu Bhagnani claims rights over Sushant Singh Rajput and Sara Ali Khan starrer Kedarnath
6. ^ Pad Man (2017)
7. ^ Batti Gul Meter Chalu (2018)
8. ^ Fanney Khan (2018)
9. ^ Parmanu (2018)
10. ^ Film producer Prerna Arora held in Rs 31-crore cheating case
11. ^ Producer Prernaa Arora gets 6 months jail for 'aggravated contempt'
12. ^ KriArj producer Prernaa Arora: I made mistakes; should have slowed down
13. ^ Fair? Not fair? Bollywood weighs in on Sara Ali Khan's date dispute with Kedarnath team
14. ^ Simmba (2018)
15. ^ This is how the 'Kedarnath' controversy has finally been resolved
16. ^ Kedarnath: Priests in the shrine town threaten to hold protests if Sushant Singh Rajput starrer is not banned
17. ^ BJP alleges film ‘Kedarnath’ promoting 'love jihad', demands ban
18. ^ Kedarnath banned in 7 Uttarakhand districts, disruption of peace expected
19. ^ Petition against Kedarnath dismissed by Bombay High Court