Burglary At Anupam Kher's Office Leads To Loss Of Film Negatives And Cash

Mumbai, June 20 (PTI) Two unidentified individuals broke into the office of Bollywood actor Anupam Kher and stole the negatives of a film produced by his company, along with Rs 4.15 lakh in cash, police reported on Thursday.

The incident occurred on Wednesday night at Kher's office located on Vira Desai Road in the Amboli area, according to an official. The break-in was discovered around 9:45 a.m. on Thursday when the office staff arrived and noticed the broken locks.

Kher recounted the event through posts on his official X handle and Instagram page. "Last night in my Veera Desai Road office, two thieves broke two doors and stole the entire safe from the accounts department (which they probably couldn't break) and the negatives of a film produced by our company which was in a box. Our office has filed an FIR," the 69-year-old actor wrote in Hindi, without disclosing the name of the film whose negatives were stolen.

कल रात मेरे वीरा देसाई रोड वाले ऑफ़िस में दो चोरों ने मेरे ऑफ़िस के दो दरवाज़ों को तोड़ा और अकाउंटस डिपार्टमेंट से पूरा सेफ़ (जो शायद वो तोड़ नहीं पाये) और हमारी कंपनी द्वारा निर्मित एक फ़िल्म के नेगेटिव जो एक बॉक्स में थे, चुराकर ले गए।हमारे ऑफिस ने FIR करवा दिया है।और पुलिस ने… pic.twitter.com/aqmjfOINEM

Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) June 20, 2024

CCTV footage outside the building showed the duo leaving in an auto rickshaw, Kher added, stating that "may God give them good sense (sad-buddhi)." The First Information Report was registered at Amboli police station under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, and an investigation is currently underway, according to the police official.