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Bizman Conned Over Acting Gig for Kids Alongside Dhoni's Daughter

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June 25, 2025

A 31-year-old businessman was duped of ₹3.91 lakh by unidentified frauds who claimed they worked with Disney Kids India and said the businessman's son and his niece had been selected to appear in a television commercial alongside Ziva Dhoni, daughter of former India cricket captain MS Dhoni.

- Vinay Dalvi

MUMBAI:

The frauds asked the businessman for money on various pretexts including buying clothes for his son and niece from fashion designer Ritu Kumar.

According to the Matunga police, the complainant, Nirav Gilitwala, runs a physical vapour deposition coating unit in Bhiwandi, known as Ultra Creations, and lives in Dadar along with his wife and three-year-old son.

On June 7, when Gilitwala visited Funky Monkeys play centre in Lower Parel along with his wife, son, sister and her five-year-old daughter, he saw an advertisement seeking children for casting in advertisements of Disney Kids India.

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