Mahira Sharma Lands Into Controversy For Alleged Award Forgery

Mahira Sharma has landed into yet another controversy, this time the actress has been accused of forging an award. Recently, the actress on her social media posts had claimed that she received Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award for the 'Most Fashionable Contestant on Bigg Boss 13. Now, the organizers of the film festival released a statement seeking an apology from the actress for forging the award.

After which actress Mahira Sharma in an open letter claimed that her manager Abhinav Tanwar was contacted by  Premal Mehta who told him that she has been given an award for certain category. She wrote that her name has been falsely dragged into the matter and is being falsely accused of forging the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival 2020. But the actress was never called on stage for giving the award as Bigg Boss team was given a token of appreciation. Premal Mehta from Purple Fox Media along with Yash Naik who is an artiste manager for the said award show claimed that they have been associated with Dadasaheb Awards past two years.

She further stated that after completing the award show, she gave interviews to news channels and posted the photo on her social media accounts. Unaware of being linked to forgery and miscommunication the actress has denied apologizing. The actual organizers in a letter claimed that the award given to Mahira Sharma was a fake certificate handed over by a third party agency related to the PR industry. They also claimed that the PR agency does not have a direct link with the festival.

The team of organizers have sent two formal communications in which one of the letters seeks apology for violating the brand's IP assets and brand collaterals. They claim that this has led to negative PR and damages to the DPIFF team.