Music composer and filmmaker Palash Muchhal has once again made headlines after a 34-year-old actor and producer approached police in Maharashtra`s Sangli district claiming that he was cheated by the composer of Rs 40 lakh. The police confirmed the news on Thursday, adding that no First Information Report (FIR) has been registered in the case so far.
Palash Muchhal accused of cheating
Vidnyan Mane, a local resident, on Tuesday submitted an application seeking an FIR against Muchhal to the Sangli Superintendent of Police, an official said.
As per the complaint, Muchhal met Mane in Sangli on December 5, 2023. As Mane showed interest in investing in film production, Muchhal said he could invest in his upcoming project Nazaria, as a producer, the complainant claimed.
After the film was released on OTT platforms, Mane can earn a profit of Rs 12 lakh on an investment of Rs 25 lakh, Muchhal told him, and also offered him a role in the film, the complaint alleged. The two met twice after that, and Mane allegedly gave a total of Rs 40 lakh to Muchhal as of March 2025.
The project, however, did not get completed, so Mane demanded his money back but allegedly got no response. He then approached Sangli police.
Police are conducting preliminary probe, the official said.
Palash Muchhal and Smriti Mandhana`s wedding called off
Notably, this comes just a month after Palash`s wedding with Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana was called off. The couple who dated for several years before were supposed to marry on November 23, however, the wedding was postponed after the bride`s father, Shriniwas, was hospitalised due to a heart ailment on the day of the wedding. Later reports emerged that Palash seemingly cheated on Smriti.
Two weeks later, they issued separate statements calling off their wedding. He, in his note said, he had “decided to move on” and expressed anguish over what he described as baseless online chatter.
“I have decided to move on in my life and step back from my personal relationship. It`s been very difficult for me to see people react so easily on baseless rumours about something which has been most sacred to me. It`s the most difficult phase of my life, and I will deal with it gracefully, holding on to my beliefs,” he wrote.
