Mumbai:
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma firmly refused to show his soon-to-be released movie Not ALove Story, based on the gruesome murder of Neeraj Grover, toKannada actress Maria Susairaj, who recently walked free inthe case after serving three years behind the bars.
Directed by Varma,Not a Love Story is a crime thriller,said to be inspired by the television executive's killing in2008.
Maria, who was found guilty of disposing the body ofGrover along with her fiance Emile Jerome, had yesterday senta legal notice to Varma saying that he did not have right torelease a film based on her life without her consent.
However, RGV has categorically refused to show her thefilm.
"I will not show my film to Maria as I have repeatedlysaid that my film is just inspired by the incident and notcompletely based on her. There are so many differences in thefilm from the real life incident," Varma said.
"My heroine is not a South Indian actress and her fianceeis not in Navy as in real case. Also, the film is just aninterpretation of what could have happened and not a reportingon what actually happened. No one was there to know what thereality is. This is not her story and I am not showing thefilm to her," he said.
Meanwhile, Maria's lawyer, Sherif Sheikh, told PTI, "Wehave asked him to show the film before the release. If hedoes not we will file a suit and the court will decide whetherthe movie can be released or not."
Grover was stabbed to death by Jerome at Maria's flathere on May 7, 2008 following a fight. The duo had thenallegedly chopped his body into pieces and disposed it off atManor jungles on the city outskirts.
The film starring Mahie Gill, Deepak Dobriyal and AjayGehi in pivotal roles, releases on August 19.
Earlier, Varma had expressed his desire to cast Mariain his next film saying that the Kannada actress has beenabsolved of murder charges in the murder case.
"Maria Susairaj wanted to become famous as an actressand she became famous as a murderess... If things went well itcould have been a Rangeela for her. Now that she has beenreleased I want to sign Maria Susairaj for a film," Varma hadwritten on Twitter, on July 1.
Directed by Varma,Not a Love Story is a crime thriller,said to be inspired by the television executive's killing in2008.
Maria, who was found guilty of disposing the body ofGrover along with her fiance Emile Jerome, had yesterday senta legal notice to Varma saying that he did not have right torelease a film based on her life without her consent.
However, RGV has categorically refused to show her thefilm.
"I will not show my film to Maria as I have repeatedlysaid that my film is just inspired by the incident and notcompletely based on her. There are so many differences in thefilm from the real life incident," Varma said.
"My heroine is not a South Indian actress and her fianceeis not in Navy as in real case. Also, the film is just aninterpretation of what could have happened and not a reportingon what actually happened. No one was there to know what thereality is. This is not her story and I am not showing thefilm to her," he said.
Meanwhile, Maria's lawyer, Sherif Sheikh, told PTI, "Wehave asked him to show the film before the release. If hedoes not we will file a suit and the court will decide whetherthe movie can be released or not."
Grover was stabbed to death by Jerome at Maria's flathere on May 7, 2008 following a fight. The duo had thenallegedly chopped his body into pieces and disposed it off atManor jungles on the city outskirts.
The film starring Mahie Gill, Deepak Dobriyal and AjayGehi in pivotal roles, releases on August 19.
Earlier, Varma had expressed his desire to cast Mariain his next film saying that the Kannada actress has beenabsolved of murder charges in the murder case.
"Maria Susairaj wanted to become famous as an actressand she became famous as a murderess... If things went well itcould have been a Rangeela for her. Now that she has beenreleased I want to sign Maria Susairaj for a film," Varma hadwritten on Twitter, on July 1.
