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Top studio called out for non-payment of dues
Updated On: 25 June, 2021 09:16 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
After Eros COO Shikha Kapur and team walk out of the company, ex-employees accuse production house of withholding F&F settlement; CEO denies claims even as he admits that studio is badly hit by the pandemic
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Shikha Kapur
Last week, it was reported that Shikha Kapur, COO, Eros International, stepped down from her position, putting an abrupt end to her year-long stint at the organisation. Almost 20 members have exited the production house in the past few months, some along with her, giving credence to the industry buzz that the organisation has been defaulting in its payment of salaries and dues. Shortly after, several former employees took to social media to call out the company for its non-payment of dues.
A senior employee, who left the Kishore Lulla-led organisation this month, says the monetary constraints began well before the pandemic. “The management has been callous. The place doesn’t feel aligned to my value system. The employees are not cared for and the lockdown resulted in an emotional shift. People have not left because of money. They left because they were suffocated. There are angry employees in every corner of the company. Movie making is a collaborative process where if vendors are not being paid measly amounts like 25k and 1 lac, they wouldn’t want to work with you again. These monies haven’t been cleared in years and Eros believes they can get away with it because no one flags it off.” The ex-employee adds that following Eros’s merger with STX Entertainment in 2020, one assumed the company would be on firm ground. “Their issues are functional. And they have a tendency of not paying people. Last year, they hadn’t cleared a vendor’s dues, he made a big noise about it after which it was cleared. Why do we need to do andolan to get what`s due? They say things like, “It’s only one month’s money, why are you asking for it?” There is a lack of compassionate leadership. My biggest concern was for small vendors who were constantly told by the finance department why are you following up. They are too small in the system to protest because they fear not getting work in the future."
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