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Ruby Dhalla, Liberal MP


Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla tries to block DVD sales
She claims the movie, posters and photos for the film were ‘‘doctored’


TORONTO, March 14, 2009
Surinder Singh

On Wednesday, in an interview with the Toronto Sun, Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla confirmed her role in the 2003 low-budget Hindi film made in Hamilton called Kyon Kis Liye (Why? And for Whom?).


The Toronto Sun's front page on Thursday shows a promotional image
for the 2003 Bollywood-style movie, co-starring Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla. (Robin Rowland/CBC)


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Ruby Dhalla claimed:

  • The movie's publicity material, including posters and photos, were doctored — putting her face on someone else's body in clothes I never wore.
  • We've never seen a copy of the film since filming wrapped up in Hamilton six years ago
  • Not signed a distribution waiver or was paid $2,000.
  • The producer and proposed distributor in India are ‘‘opportunists’’ trying to exploit her status as an MP.
  • and denied signing a waiver and has asked Sihra to produce it.
  • If we have to go through an injunction, we'll do whatever is necessary

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Charanjit (Chico) Sihra

Charanjit (Chico) Sihra, who owns an autobody shop in Hamilton and film producer met Dhalla at a fashion show in 1993 shortly after she placed second in the Miss India Canada pageant. Charanjit said:

  • Dhalla signed a distribution waiver and was paid $2,000. The form was destroyed in a fire but he has witnesses who saw Dhalla sign it.
  • She wanted to be in a Bollywood film and had a passion for the movie, but she's a politician now and she doesn't want the DVD of the film released
  • Dhalla's mother was on set every day of filming and there is no nudity or sex in the movie.
  • We never changed that and put her face on anyone else.
  • The film is very clean and she did a great job

Charanjit (Chico) Sihra said "It's a free country and she and her lawyers can do anything they want to, we are prepared to go ahead. The two-hour, 10-minute movie "was financed by me," for about $200,000.

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The 2003 Hindi film, "Kyon? Kis Liye" was shot in in Hamilton is based on the local Sukhinder Dhillon murder case, in which the wife was poisoned by her husband to collect insurance money. The film has already been shown in Toronto and India.

 

 

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