Television and film actress Pooja Banerjee, known for her roles in Hindi television series ‘Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna’ and ‘Kumkum Bhagya’, and Telugu film ‘Veedu Theda’, has lodged a complaint at the Bangur Nagar police station in Mumbai against Bengali film producer Shyam Sunder Dey and two others, accusing them of cheating her of Rs 1.58 crore under guise of an OTT film rights investment scheme.

‘Lured to invest’

In her detailed statement to the police, Banerjee alleged that Dey posed as a film financier and producer and convinced her and her husband, Kunal Verma, in April to invest in the broadcasting rights of 16 upcoming films, claiming the movies were set to premiere on major OTT platforms, including platforms under the Viacom18 banner. To gain their confidence, Dey allegedly showed forged emails and fake correspondence with executives from Viacom18.