India, Oct. 13 -- Two employees of Bollywood filmmaker Vikram Bhatt were booked on Friday for allegedly stealing the hard disks of an ongoing film and selling the raw footage.

According to the police, the accused have been identified as Jitendra Sharma and Rakesh Pranigrahi, both associated with Bhatt's production company, VSB Production LLP in Andheri West. "Bhatt and his wife, Shwetambari Bhatt, noticed in March this year that some hard disks were missing. Suspecting internal misuse, they asked the production manager Khan to monitor the situation closely," said a police officer.

The police said that they suspected the involvement of the firm's accounts manager, Pranigrahi, the person responsible for maintaining the hard disks. Subsequ...