I-T sleuths pick up Vijay from film shooting spot
Sivakumar.B@timesgroup.com
Chennai:06.02.2020
Income tax officials on Wednesday descended on the sets of actor Vijay’s latest film ‘Master’ at Neyvli and interrupted shooting to whisk him away for questioning as part of the investigation into production company AGS Entertainment.
“They came to the shooting spot around 3pm in three vehicles and took Vijay along with them. We have no idea where they took him and when he will return. The production crew is waiting at the spot,” said the actor’s publicist. The development raised eyebrows as the usual practice is for I-T authorities to send notices summoning people to their office for questioning.
I-T officials are conducting searches at the residences of the actor, the offices and residences of a film financier in Madurai, who is known to be close to several politicians, and the premises of AGS Entertainment, which produced Vijay’s latest release, the Tamil film ‘Bigil’.
AGS Entertainment spent ₹180 crore on ‘Bigil’ that released last Diwali.
For second time in five years, Vijay has come under I-T lens
“What began as questioning of the actor resulted in searches of his residences. We commenced searches of the actor’s residences at two places in and around Chennai. As of now we are not able to reveal much, but a formal statement will be released in the coming days,” a senior I-T official told TOI.
Searches at more than 20 premises of AGS Entertainment and AGS Cinemas, which own and operate a chain of multiplexes, began in the morning. The company’s offices as well as the residences of its directors came under the I-T scanner. I-T sources said the department was investigating if there was any tax evasion or use of unaccounted money.
AGS Entertainment spent ₹180 crore on ‘Bigil’, which released last Diwali. The film’s various rights were sold for around ₹200 crore. The actor’s remuneration was reported to be ₹50 crore. “We have information about tax evasion by the film company and it is in this regard we wanted to question the actor too,” said an I-T official.
This is second time in five years, the actor has come under the I-T scanner. “In 2015, soon after release of the movie ‘Puli’, we conducted searches and summoned the actor and others for questioning,” said the official. Earlier, AGS too had come under the I-T scanner couple of years ago, but it was more to do with its accounting of a loan taken against a deposit from a bank.
AGS Entertainment spent ₹180 crore on ‘Bigil’, which released last Diwali. The film’s various rights were sold for around ₹200 crore. The actor’s remuneration was reported to be ₹50 crore
Sivakumar.B@timesgroup.com
Chennai:06.02.2020
Income tax officials on Wednesday descended on the sets of actor Vijay’s latest film ‘Master’ at Neyvli and interrupted shooting to whisk him away for questioning as part of the investigation into production company AGS Entertainment.
“They came to the shooting spot around 3pm in three vehicles and took Vijay along with them. We have no idea where they took him and when he will return. The production crew is waiting at the spot,” said the actor’s publicist. The development raised eyebrows as the usual practice is for I-T authorities to send notices summoning people to their office for questioning.
I-T officials are conducting searches at the residences of the actor, the offices and residences of a film financier in Madurai, who is known to be close to several politicians, and the premises of AGS Entertainment, which produced Vijay’s latest release, the Tamil film ‘Bigil’.
AGS Entertainment spent ₹180 crore on ‘Bigil’ that released last Diwali.
For second time in five years, Vijay has come under I-T lens
“What began as questioning of the actor resulted in searches of his residences. We commenced searches of the actor’s residences at two places in and around Chennai. As of now we are not able to reveal much, but a formal statement will be released in the coming days,” a senior I-T official told TOI.
Searches at more than 20 premises of AGS Entertainment and AGS Cinemas, which own and operate a chain of multiplexes, began in the morning. The company’s offices as well as the residences of its directors came under the I-T scanner. I-T sources said the department was investigating if there was any tax evasion or use of unaccounted money.
AGS Entertainment spent ₹180 crore on ‘Bigil’, which released last Diwali. The film’s various rights were sold for around ₹200 crore. The actor’s remuneration was reported to be ₹50 crore. “We have information about tax evasion by the film company and it is in this regard we wanted to question the actor too,” said an I-T official.
This is second time in five years, the actor has come under the I-T scanner. “In 2015, soon after release of the movie ‘Puli’, we conducted searches and summoned the actor and others for questioning,” said the official. Earlier, AGS too had come under the I-T scanner couple of years ago, but it was more to do with its accounting of a loan taken against a deposit from a bank.
AGS Entertainment spent ₹180 crore on ‘Bigil’, which released last Diwali. The film’s various rights were sold for around ₹200 crore. The actor’s remuneration was reported to be ₹50 crore
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