Original Maula Jatt's producer ownership claims called out for being 'fraudulent'.

The legal battle surrounding Maula Jatt movie has taken a dramatic turn today with the emergence of some astonishing documents regarding ownership of the 1979 cult classic.

In a series of shocking revelations, concrete evidence has emerged showing that Maula Jatt 1979 is not owned solely by Sarwar Bhatti to begin with.

In a press conference held today at the Lahore Press Club, it was revealed that the film was owned by Bahu Films Corporation which was registered under a partnership deed between 6 parties out of which Chaudhry Jamil and Sarwar Bhatti were the main investors.

Till today Sarwar Bhatti has claimed that the movie was his sole proprietorship and he alone owned all the rights to the film, due to which a series of litigation has followed in the Lahore High Court against director Bilal Lashari and producer Ammara Hikmat of The Legend of Maula Jatt .

This claim was challenged by Chaudhry Muhammad Jamil's legal heirs who have come forward with proof that Jamil was not only a major investor and executive producer in Bahu Films Corporation but also held the presenting title in all their movies.

They presented legal documents that included the original partnership deed signed in 1978 under which all films that were produced under the banner were the ownership of the corporation and did not belong to any single individual, as fraudulently portrayed by Sarwar Bhatti.

Saim Jamil, son of Chaudhry Jamil stated that he is now coming forward after he saw Sarwar Bhatti on media blatantly lying about film ownership.

In a tragic turn of events, Chaudhry Muhammad Jamil was murdered in 1996 after which Sarwar Bhatti made a few attempts to get ownership transfer papers signed by his widow but she refused to give in.

Saim Jamil's legal counsel Advocate Almas Jovindah stated, "Sarwar Bhatti has been misrepresenting the facts and concealed documents from the court by stating that he owned the original Maula Jatt in sole proprietorship. When infact the movie like many others produced during that time, were the property of Bahu Films Corporation which was a partnership concern.

Sarwar Bhatti has been making many claims regarding the rightful ownership when he himself has not accounted for the rights of the partners in Bahu Films Corporation".

Jovindah further stated, " The copyrights and trademark belong to the corporation and not an...