A statement petition filed on November 6 at a court of sub-judge in Saran (Chapra), Bihar (Suit no 855 of 2019) states that Biswal has admitted to selling the rights of the movie and taking the money fraudulently, without the knowledge of production house and studio. Motichoor Chaknachoor director Debamitra Biswal has been accused of indulging in fraud by trying to sell the rights of the film to a distributor in Bihar. The director has been accused of taking Rs 32 lakh from a Bihar distributor by fraudulently trying to sell the rights of the upcoming film without having authority.
Sunil Shetty was angry that many of Athiya's scene's were edited out. Sunil even stated the film was so severely edited it was almost a entirely different film that was released.
The film did not have a theatrical release in British Columbia, Canada.