After his marriage ceremony with Smriti Mandhana was referred to as off, Palash Muchhal has been within the information as a Sangli based mostly actor, producer Vidnyan Mane alleged that the music composer, singer cheated him of Rs 40 lakh. Mane lately additionally accused him of dishonest on Smriti. Now after Vidnyan’s allegations, Palash has introduced that he is filed a Rs 10 crore defamation case in opposition to him. Palash took to his Instagram tales and wrote, “A authorized discover of defamation of ₹10 crore has been despatched by my lawyer Shreyansh Mithare to Sangli based mostly Vidnyan Mane for his false, outrageous and extremely defamatory accusations made with the deliberate intent to malign my fame and character.”
For these not within the know, earlier this week, information company PTI reported that 34-year-old Vidnyan Mane had approached the police in Maharashtra’s Sangli district, alleging that he was duped by Palash of Rs 40 lakh. Nonetheless, no FIR has been registered within the matter thus far.
In line with the criticism, Mane met Muchhal in Sangli on December 5, 2023. Throughout their interplay, Mane reportedly expressed curiosity in investing in movie manufacturing, following which Palash allegedly urged that he come on board as a producer for his upcoming venture, ‘Nazaria’. As per Mane’s claims, Muchhal advised him that an funding of Rs 25 lakh might yield a revenue of Rs 12 lakh after the movie’s launch on OTT platforms, and likewise promised him a job within the venture.The 2 allegedly met on two extra events, after which Mane claims he paid a complete of Rs 40 lakh to Muchhal by March 2025. Nonetheless, the movie was by no means accomplished. When Mane allegedly requested for his cash to be returned, he claimed he acquired no response, prompting him to strategy the Sangli police. In his criticism, Mane additionally accused Palash of dishonest on Smriti Mandhana previous to their deliberate marriage ceremony.IMeanwhile, speaking about Palash dishonest on Smriti, Mane stated in an interview with Hindustan Occasions, “I used to be on the marriage ceremony celebrations (November, 23, 2025) when he was caught red-handed with one other girl in mattress. Bhayanak scene tha, he was overwhelmed up by the Indian feminine cricketers. The whole household is chindi chor. I assumed he’d get married and settle in Sangli, however it has utterly backfired on me.”