Goa govt seeks apology from Karan Johar's production house for 'littering'

Goa government on Wednesday asked fimmaker Karan Johar's Dharma Productions to tender an apology for "littering" at a vill in state during a film shoot recently, and said that if company fails to do so, fine would be imposed on it. A controversy has erupted after residents of Nerul in rth Goa uploed videos showing waste, allegedly generated by crew of an upcoming Deepika Pukone-starrer film, dumped in ir vill after shooting got over last week.

After issue was highlighted on social media, state-run Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) on Tuesday issued a show cause tice to lines producer hired by Dharma Productions. Talking to reporters, Goa's Waste Manment Minister Michael Lobo on Wednesday said director or owners of Dharma Productions should apologise to people of state for littering place and leaving it without cleaning it.

"Tender an apology on Facebook that it was an error and accept fault. If y don't do it, we will fine m. My department will impose a fine on Dharma Productions," he said. Actor Kangana Ranaut took to Twitter to lash out at film production houses for "irresponsible behaviour".

"Movie industry is t a virus just for moral fibre n culture of this nation but it has become very destructive and harmful for environment also, @PrakashJavdekar ji @moefccAsee this disgusting, filthy, irresponsible behaviour by so called big production houses, pls help," she said in tweet. Meanwhile, Dilip Borkar, lines producer hired by production house, said that movie was shot in a villa in Nerul.

" garb collected daily after shoot was dumped at a site designated by local panchayat. It was regularly collected by contractor except on Sunday, when it kept lying re and videos of it were shot and uploed on social media," he ded. 

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