Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Tajdar Amrohi Challenges Preity Zinta’s Rs 2 Crore Claim
Preity Zinta says she lent money to Shandar Amrohi when he was having financial and legal problems.
She says the money was a loan, not a gift, and should have been repaid.
Shandar died in August 2011.
Preity later asked his family for the money and filed a case in 2013.
Tajdar Amrohi, Shandar’s brother, says he did not know about the loan.
He also asks why Preity did not seek repayment while Shandar was alive and whether she has proof of the payment.
There were also reports that Shandar wanted Preity to receive his property, but Preity denied this.
The court case is still pending.
Tajdar Amrohi has questioned Preity Zinta’s claim that she lent Rs 2 crore to his late brother, Shandar Amrohi.
Zinta filed a Bombay High Court recovery suit in 2013, seeking the principal along with about Rs 80 lakh in interest.
Tajdar said he was unaware of any financial arrangement and questioned why repayment was sought after Shandar’s death.
Reports that Shandar planned to leave Preity his share of Amrohi family property were disputed by both Tajdar and Zinta.
The recovery case remains pending, with court orders involving bank-account disclosures and property restrictions.
- Who
- Preity Zinta, Shandar Amrohi’s legal heirs, and Tajdar Amrohi are central to the dispute.
- What
- A dispute concerns Zinta’s recovery claim for money she says she lent to Shandar, as well as reports about his property plans.
- When
- Shandar died in August 2011; Zinta filed the recovery suit in November 2013, and the case remains pending.
- Where
- The recovery proceedings are before the Bombay High Court and concern Amrohi family property.
- Why
- Zinta says she provided financial help to Shandar during legal and financial difficulties and was promised repayment; Tajdar disputes the claim and questions its evidence and timing.
Preity Zinta’s Position
Tajdar Amrohi’s Position
Whether the money was a loan
Preity Zinta’s Position
Zinta says she gave Shandar financial help as a loan, with an understanding that it would be repaid when he became financially stable; she says it was not a gift or charity.
Tajdar Amrohi’s Position
Tajdar says he was unaware of any such arrangement and questions whether documentary evidence, such as a receipt, exists.
Timing of the repayment request
Preity Zinta’s Position
Zinta says she approached Shandar’s family a few months after his death and filed suit after receiving no response.
Tajdar Amrohi’s Position
Tajdar questions why she did not seek repayment while Shandar was alive and why the controversy arose only after his death.
Inheritance and adoption reports
Preity Zinta’s Position
Zinta denied being adopted by Shandar and denied that a will had been written in her favor. She also said she was not interested in inheriting his studio share.
Tajdar Amrohi’s Position
Tajdar denied that Shandar had adopted Zinta or that a Rs 600 crore inheritance existed, while saying Shandar’s public statements about her were connected to his relationship with her.
- Claimed loan
- Preity Zinta said she gave Shandar Amrohi Rs 2 crore; a statement quoted by Tajdar referred to Rs 2.5 crore.
- Interest sought
- Zinta’s petition sought about Rs 80 lakh in interest, calculated at 18% annually from the day after Shandar’s death.
- Suit filed
- November 2013
- Shandar’s death
- August 2011
- Court
- Bombay High Court
- Reported property value
- Reports described Shandar’s share of the Amrohi property as worth Rs 600 crore, a figure Tajdar rejected.
- Case status
- The recovery suit is still pending.