Iranian filmmaker Morteza Atashzamzam, the director of the Bangladesh-Iran joint production movie "Din: The Day," has decided to sue Ananta Jalil, the lead actor of the movie, citing a breach of contract.
"Ananta Jalil broke our agreement and contract, he did not fulfil his responsibilities and promises as we agreed," Atashzamzam wrote in an Instagram post on Thursday.
He claimed Ananta breached the contract by distorting his creation and also shared an animation of the film's poster on an Instagram reel with the word "fake”.
"The name of the movie was supposed to be "Day" (rooz) but nothing happened as we planned. I was the main and major producer but he continued the production in his way, with his content and form and shapes," he wrote.
The Iranian filmmaker said he will sue Ananta and register a complaint against him at a court in Tehran, Iran, and have it followed up by an international lawyer at a court in Bangladesh.
Atashzamzam added that he will also reveal the original contract to the public and the main budget of the film. "It's time for Ananta Jalil to pay back his debt to the Iranian team. The legal prosecution will reveal the whole truth in due time."
