Acid victim sues Pak docu maker

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An acid attack survivor, whose harrowing story inspired Oscar award-winning documentary by Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, has filed a case against the documentary filmmaker for not paying her compensation and other benefits.
Rukhsana, who hails from Muzaffargarh, filed the case against Chinoy in the Multan sessions court in which she has claimed that the filmmaker had offered her compensation and benefits which motivated her to appear in the film Saving Face, but once the documentary was released, the director did not fulfil her commitment.
She has alleged that Chinoy promised her a house, `30 lakh and plastic surgery in compensation for her role in the film.
Rukhsana also claimed to have been thrown out of her house for working in the movie and is forced to live a nomadic life with her children. Chinoy, however, denies all the allegations and tweeted that she had never promised anything to Rukhasana. Chinoy said she never promised any favour or compensation to Rukhsana and that a donor, who saw the documentary, offered Rukhsana a house and she even went around looking for houses. However, her family did not let her accept one.
The filmmaker said that the donor was very clear that they did not want to give her cash in place of a house as they felt it may be dangerous for her.

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