India, Nov. 29 -- Film producer-director Kawal Sharma was booked on Thursday for allegedly cheating Bollywood actress Kiran Ahuja of Rs.71 lakh between August 2024 and April 2025 by luring her to invest in his projects with promises of high returns.

According to the police, Ahuja, a former school teacher who lives in Khar with her father and brother, had filed a written complaint on September 3. On Thursday, she was called to the police station to record her detailed statement, following which the case was registered. In her statement, Ahuja told police that she completed an acting course in 2007 and has worked in films such as Ready and various advertisements. She first met Sharma in 2016 when he offered her a role in his play Charlie-2...