Mumbai, Mar 6 (UNI) Diamond merchant and Bollywood financer Bharat Shah, who has produced films such as ''Devdas'',''Satya'' and others, has been receiving death threats from the underworld from Dubai.

Mr Bharat Shah confirmed this to UNI,''Yes, I have been receiving death threats. The person calling me has been identifying himself as Shetty from Dubai. I received one call the day before yesterday at 2300 hours and the second call was yesterday at 2240 hours. They have been asking me that I should close the chapter of my property that I have at Royal Palms. They have been telling me that the property does not belong to me. It belongs to a person called Amir.'' He added ''I have been receiving threats that if I do not close the chapter on Royal Palms, they will finish me and my family.'' He clarifies,''I was arrested under MCOCA for my alleged links with the underworld, but I was given a clean chit by the court, which said I have no such links.'' Apart from ''Devdas''Mr Shah has financed super-duper Bollywood hits such as ''China Gate'', ''Satya'', ''Lajja'', 'Mast'', ''Pukar'' and ''Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam''to name a few. He holds the world rights to these films.

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