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The indestructible Devesh Chetty

Neil ChenowethSenior writer

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Personal redemption is a core film industry concept – no matter how much fraud, dishonesty and plain hokiness you may have in your past, tomorrow is a fresh new page.

There’s an indestructible quality to film financier Devesh Chetty. Four years ago he was sentenced to 22 weeks in a Singapore jail for forgery, but really it's a tribute to the film industry’s unflagging ability to look on the bright side that Chetty was ever in a position to handle the missing $17 million in question.

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Neil Chenoweth is an investigative reporter for The Australian Financial Review. He is based in Sydney and has won multiple Walkley Awards. Connect with Neil on Twitter. Email Neil at nchenoweth@afr.com.au

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