Finding NiMo: Bollywood takes dig at Nirav Modi, bank, politicians

Rishi KapoorBollywood celebrities Rishi Kapoor Richa Chadha and Vivek Agnihotri have raised questions about the major banking fraud carried out by billionaire diamond trader Nirav Modi who left the country in January Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor known for his quirky tweets on political issues wrote on Friday What I cannot understand is that a bank loans Rs 11300 crore 18 billion since 2011 to someone and no inquiries took place during that period Only proves All that sparkle are not diamonds Lot of skeletons in the cupboard and lots of hands in lots of glovesActress Richa Chadha commented Bro We pay 309 per cent income tax 18 per cent GST and VAT on everything we buy But Nirav Modi gets way with Rs 11000 crore My CA wont be happy but why the hell should I pay tax So someone steals and gets away with it againThe news of the fraud in a Mumbai branch of the Punjab National Bank PNB broke out on February 14 Questions are being raised on who let the jeweller whose creations have been worn by the likes of Hollywood biggies Kate Winslet and Dakota Johnson to leave the countryPhotographer and producer Atul Kasbekar and ace cinematographer Santosh Sivan shared an SMS that is doing the rounds in the midst of the news about the scamFinding NiMo movie by Punjab National Bank they tweetedFilmmaker Sangeeth Sivan shared another SMS via Twitter There is a new entry in the dictionary to describe the way scamsters operate Its called Modis operandiRaOne director Anubhav Sinha asked one quick cute innocent question Was Nirav Modis bank account linked to his AadhaarFilmmaker Vivek Agnihotri has three simple questions Why are these corrupt businessmen fleeing the country despite a friendly Narendra Modi as PM Why didnt they flee earlier when their Enemy No 1 honest Sonia Gandhi was ruling the country Where is Raghuram Rajan these daysEven writer Devdutt Pattanaik made his pointThose who dont care for the law are always loyal to the KING Those who care for the law always loyal to the KINGDOM Notice Political parties of India and their NRI cheerleaders are loyal to individuals and families rather than the countryBanks collect citizens money They give it to rich people as loan Rich run abroad without repaying Governments let them escape Could it be as they fund political parties We will never know Political parties not obliged to reveal income source remember unlike citizenAuthor Chetan Bhagat said Can PNB properly explain what the scam or fraud is here If you have given LoCs without collateral thats just stupid The person you are giving it to will take it How is it fraud Be brave and tell us what stupidities have you doneMeanwhile Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra the global brand ambassador for Nirav Modi is seeking legal opinion to terminate her contract after the jeweller was accused of committing the fraudActor Sidharth Malhotra too had associated with the brand but his contract had ended last year There has been talk that he too has been contemplating legal action against the designer and the brand but his team has denied thisSpeculation around Sidharth Malhotra taking legal action against Nirav Modi and his diamond brand is incorrect Sidharths contract with Nirav Modis diamond brand ended last year and the actor has not been involved with the brand since read a statement issued by his teamCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates