A decade-old film has returned to haunt Monjoy Mukerji, son of late actor Joy Mukherjee and cousin to Kajol and Rani Mukerji. In 2016, Monjoy directed Hai Apna Dil Toh Awara. Now, the film’s associate producer Ashwani Kumar has claimed that in relation to a long dispute, the joint dispute settlement committee of Indian Motion Picture Producers’ Association (IMPPA) and Western India Film Producers’ Association (WIFPA) has instructed Monjoy to pay Rs 23.73 lakh to his production house. 

Kumar told mid-day that he had invested Rs 38.73 lakh in Hai Apna Dil Toh Awara for a 10 per cent profit share and co-producer credit. “After the film was made, I asked for my principal amount according to our contract. Monjoy paid me Rs 15 lakh over a period of time and asked me to take the rights for airing the film on Doordarshan,” he recalled. In 2025, Kumar approached IMPPA. “The joint dispute settlement committee asked Monjoy to pay me the remaining Rs 23.73 lakh.”