“It may be a real-estate venture for Parsvnath, but for me Filmcity is a dream project. I roped in people from South India and other parts of the country. I gave a presentation to the Administration, by incurring expenditure amounting to lakhs of rupees. How could the Administration not pay any heed to my role?” Kaushik told Newsline.

“I am an equity partner with Parsvnath on the project. I have already coordinated with fashion designers, film schools, studios and dancing schools. Was it all a wasteful exercise?” Kaushik added.

Threatening to move court, Kaushik said he had already initiated the legal process. “I have consulted my lawyers in Delhi and will definitely seek legal remedy. I will also write to UT officials, asking how can they ignore me when it was my technical expertise that they found best for the project,” he said.