Mumbai: Eleven MNS workers were on Monday arrested for allegedly trying to extort Rs 27 lakh from a film unit for using foreigners in a movie instead of locals, police
said.
"The 11 workers barged into the sets of the film being
produced by Ritesh Sidhwani at Mehboob Studios in Bandra last
evening demanding that locals be given priority over foreign
artists during shoots," Deputy Police Commissioner K Prasanna
said.
"The unit told workers that since set for the location
Istanbul was created for shooting there was a need to use
foreigners. The unit assured locals will be used as and when
required," he added.
However, the workers did not agree with the unit and
tried to extort a sum of Rs 27 lakh for not using the locals
during the shooting, Prasanna said.
PTI
First Published: Monday, March 15, 2010, 12:29