Mumbai Court Summons Alia, Bhansali Over Biopic 'Gangubai Kathiawadi'

A Mumbai court has summoned director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and actor Alia Bhatt over charges pressed against their upcoming biopic Gangubai Kathiawadi. Based on a chapter from Hussain Zaidi's book 'Mafia Queens of Mumbai,' the film was challenged in court by Gangubai's adopted son Babu Rawji Shah. While Shah alleged the chapter as defamatory and infringing his privacy and self-respect rights, the court has summoned both Bhansali and Alia Bhatt on May 21.