MUMBAI: The Australian City Council has denied further permission for shooting of Mahesh Bhatt‘s Crook: It‘s Good To Be Bad.

The shooting that was going on in Melbourne, thus, had to be called off two days before the schedule could end.

While the reason behind the denial of permission is not yet known, the fact remains that Crook is seeing its fair share of trouble and controversies right through its making. Just on 28 May, Emraan Hashmi met with an accident while shooting for the film in Melbourne. This resulted in the breaking of the camera equipment but Hashmi came out safe.

Since it is a known fact that the film touches upon the topical issue of racial discrimination against Indians in Australia, the Australian Council must have denied further shooting permission of the film fearing repercussions from the Indian community in the country.