Vikram Bhatt faces fresh non-payment allegations from '1920: Horrors of the Heart' crew

Vikram Bhat and his wife, Shwetambari, were granted temporary bail in a Rs 30 crore fraud case on February 13, 2025. More people are coming forward after casting director Parag Chadha called out the filmmaker for alleged non-payment of dues on the 2023 film, '1920: Horrors of the Heart'. Now, a crew member of the movie has opened up about not being paid Rs 20 lakh as the fee.

Sneha Sharma shares that Vikram Bhatt didn't pay her fees




The person told Mid-Day, "Rs 20 lakh was the amount agreed upon as my fee. Not a single penny was paid, neither to my assistants nor to me." According to the same report, Sneha Sharma has not been waiting for the payment of her fees of Rs 1 lakh.

Sharma was the Avika Gor, the lead actress', makeup artist on the film. She said, "We kept following with the accountants, executive producers, Vikram Bhatt’s team, but none of them would give an answer. My hairstylist was on the verge of getting kicked out of her house. They paid us initially, but during the second schedule, we were told there were no funds. Yet, they went on to shoot another film!"

Sharma revealed that her per-day amount was decided as Rs 18000. She stated that she only received half of her fee by the time the shoot ended. She said, "I also contacted Krishna (Vikram Bhatt's daughter and director of the film). She dismissed it by saying she wasn't part of the accounts team."

She went on to reveal that the makers approached her again for a few extra days of filming. However, she denied it, as the previous amount was not paid. She said, "If you're not paying, why would I come? So, they hired some other makeup artist for free."

More about '1920: Horrors of the Heart'

Directed by Krishna Bhatt, daughter of Vikram Bhatt, the film starred Avika Gor, Danish Pandor, and Rahul in the lead roles. The film was released in June 2023.Get the latest entertainment updates from the Times of India, along with the latest Hindi movies, upcoming Hindi movies in 2026 , and Telugu movies.”