India, Jan. 19 -- Jio Studios on Saturday issued a public notice advising caution regarding its contractual rights related to filmmaker Ali Abbas Zafar and his production house.

The notice, published in a trade magazine states, binding to contractual arrangements entered into between Jio Studios and filmmaker Ali Abbas Zafar and his production house Ali Abbas Zafar Films LLP with effect from September 30, 2025, Jio Studios "holds and continues to hold a first and paramount lien" on all incomes, revenues, receipts, proceeds and earnings of whatever nature and in whatever form, whether present or future. The notice states that any income that comes in must first go to the production house before anyone else can claim it.

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