Sridevi slaps legal notice on Ram Gopal Varma

Mumbai, Oct 12: Ram Gopal Varma is again roped into controversy and this time for the title of his upcoming film which he has changed from ‘Savitri’ to ‘Sridevi’. Annoyed Sridevi slapped legal notice on the filmmaker for using her name as the film’s title and without seeking her prior permission.

The film is based on a teenager's lust for a woman older than him. The film is already hitting the news for its vulgar content now the issue turned more serious over change of title. Anukriti Sharma is playing the female lead in the film. Recently, RGV has unveiled the poster of the film which shows a teenager looking to the secret part of a woman with curiosity.

Filmmaker and Sridevi’s husband Boney Kapoor is highly miffed with RGV and after the title change, he even contacted the filmmaker seeking an explanation in WhatsApp text but dissatisfied with his explanation, Boney Kapoor has send a legal notice to him.

The producer asked RGV not to use his wife’s name as the title of his film. "The title is bound to make the public at large believe that the film is associated with Sridevi. Our client has already suffered considerable embarrassment due to the queries being raised to her regarding the title. Cease and desist from using the name," Deccan Chronicle quoted a statement from the legal notice.