India, Feb. 7 -- The Bandra police have booked Anil Mishra, founder and managing director of Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival (DPIFF), and his son, Abhishek Mishra, on cheating charges.

The police registered an FIR against the father-son duo on February 5 under Sections 318(4) (cheating) and 319 (2) (cheating by personation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), following a complaint lodged by Sameer Dixit, state president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chitrapat Aghadi.

In his complaint, Dixit claimed that Mishra had sold awards to actors and directors under the name of Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Awards. He further claimed that the "selling of awards" brought in great revenue for Mishra, and he began earning crore...