With just days to go before its planned June 12 release, Haunted Echoes Of The Past has run headlong into a legal barrier that threatens not only its theatrical rollout but also every downstream revenue window tied to the film. A public notice circulated in the trade has warned the industry against releasing, distributing, exhibiting, streaming, promoting or monetising the Vikram Bhatt-directed horror title while an NCLT status quo order remains in force.
The notice was issued by CA Bharati Manoj Daga, Resolution Professional of Hare Krishna Media Tech Pvt. Ltd., in the May 9, 2026 issue of Complete Cinema. It refers to proceedings before the National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai Bench, in the matter involving the Resolution Professional of Hare Krishna Media Tech Pvt. Ltd. versus Vikram Bhatt and others.
Nclt Status Quo Order Casts A Shadow Over Release Plans
According to the notice, the Resolution Professional has moved the NCLT in connection with alleged preferential transactions and related reliefs under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The central development is an order dated April 15, 2026, through which the tribunal directed all parties, related parties and connected parties, including assignors and assignees, to maintain status quo in relation to the subject matter of the proceedings.
The public notice states that the order continues to remain “valid, subsisting and binding on all parties.” It further says that certain persons, entities, related parties, assigns or assignees have nonetheless announced the release of Haunted Echoes Of The Past on or around June 12, 2026. In response, the Resolution Professional has warned distributors, exhibitors, OTT platforms, broadcasters, streaming platforms, cinema chains, advertisers, licensors, aggregators and other entities associated with the film not to commercially exploit it, directly or indirectly, until further orders of the tribunal.
The notice also carries a sharp warning on consequences, stating that any “violation, facilitation, participation or non-compliance” would be at the concerned party’s own risk and may invite legal proceedings, including contempt action. That warning raises the stakes far beyond a routine legal filing, because it places every potential business partner in the film’s release chain on notice.
Why Haunted Echoes Of The Past Is Now At The Centre Of Attention
That legal cloud matters all the more because Haunted Echoes Of The Past is not a minor title slipping quietly into release. It is a Hindi supernatural horror film directed by Vikram Bhatt and led by Mimoh Chakraborty, also credited as Mahaakshay Chakraborty. Publicly available listings identify Chetna Pande, Shruti Prakash, Gaurav Bajpai and Praneet Bhatt among the cast.
The film is positioned as a follow-up to Bhatt’s 2011 horror title Haunted 3D, which starred Mahaakshay Chakraborty and emerged as a commercial success in its original run. Current listings for the 2026 film identify it as a horror release backed by production entities including Promoedge Media and associated banners. For now, though, the conversation around the film has shifted decisively from scares on screen to whether any release, streaming or monetisation move can go forward while the tribunal’s direction continues to operate.
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