Mumbai: Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt has been summoned by the Sewri Additional Chief Metropolitan Court for his or her upcoming biopic ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’. The crime biopic is loosely based mostly on the e book ‘Mafia Queens Of Mumbai’, written by S. Hussain Zaidi. The director of the movie Sanjay Leela Bhansali, lead actress Alia Bhatt and two different writers have been summoned to look earlier than the courtroom on May 21.
An individual named Babubraoji Shah, who claims to be the adopted son of Gangubai, says that each the movie and the e book on which the film relies portrays a unfavorable picture of his mom and that’s the reason he has opposed folks related to the movie. The adopted son of Gangubai has additionally filed a defamation swimsuit and a petition which has demanded a ban on the e book.
When ABP News contacted petitioner Baburaoji Shah’s lawyer Narendra Dubey for extra info on this problem, he stated, “In ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’, Gangubai has been portrayed as a prostitute and Mumbai’s mafia queen. She has also been associated with the underworld dons like Karim Lala, Haji Mastan and others in this film. The way Gangubai has been portrayed in the film is completely wrong. Gangubai was a social worker and worked for the upliftment of the people. This is the reason why we had to knock the doors of the court on behalf of Gangubai’s adopted son Baburaoji Shah and we have filed a defamation suit against the makers and others associated with it.”
The lawyer additional added, “Following this petition related to defamation, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Alia Bhatt, who plays Gangubai in the film, and both the writers of the film have been issued summons to appear in court on May 21. We want a complete ban on the release of this film which features a negative image of Gangubai.”
Advocate Narendra Dubey additionally knowledgeable ABP News that after submitting a defamation swimsuit, a petition to cease the movie may even be filed within the Mumbai High Court subsequent week.
Despite being contacted by ABP News, there was no response from the movie’s producer and director Sanjay Leela Bhansali to this point on this complete problem.
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