After abusive calls, now Bollywood is dealing with fake auditions

An imposter is reportedly taking auditions of girls aspiring to become actresses posing as noted Bollywood filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar. According to sources, an SMS has been sent to many female artists using the name of Madhur’s production banner, Bhandarkar Entertainment, giving them an offer to work in his film for a sum of up to Rs 8,000 per day for a 20-day shoot. After knowing about the fake messages, Bhandarkar Entertainment has filed both a police complaint with the Versova Police Station and a complaint with the Cyber Crime Investigation Cell in this regard.

According to a leading daily, The SMS reads, "Required 100 girls for a Madhur Bhandarkar film. Pay 8k each day for 20 days Shoot! Interested people, kindly mail your pictures to @#$. For queries contact @#$ Brief information will be given after shortlisting. Travel and accommodation is provided as the shoot's around Pune!" Vinay Chaukar, Line Producer of Bhandarkar Entertainment confirmed the reports, saying, "There was a message on mobiles and chat messenger about Madhur's next film. We tried contacting that number. Finally, when we got through, it was a man's voice at the other end. We evinced interest in being cast in the film. He replied, 'The casting is done'. Immediately, we revealed we were from the company and that there was no such thing happening. The person realised he had been caught and promptly hung up."