New Delhi:
Ram Gopal Varma is known forhis penchant for publicity but the director may have gone toofar this time as he is being slammed for using the NeerajGrover case to promote his upcoming film Not A Love Story,which he says is inspired by the murder of the TV executive.
Varma, who has been constantly tweeting about the caseand his movie, chose the day of verdict to release the firstlook of the movie and offered a role in his next project toMaria Susairaj, who has been absolved of the murder charges inthe Grover death case.
His constant tweets have not gone down too well withNeeraj's family and others.
Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal slammed Varma fortrying to cash in on the case because of its "sensation"value.
"I don't like that because I think that the wholething is terrible. That if anybody can stoop so low simplybecause you want to cash in on it because of the sensationvalue of it and because people want to," he said.
Neeraj's father Amarnath Grover is upset that Varmadecided to make a movie on his son's life without asking thefamily.
"I recently found out from Neeraj's friend in Mumbaithat something of this sort is happening. His friend hadreceived a call from Varma about the movie and I have told himto tell Varma that if he is making a movie on my son's deathhe will have to talk to me first," Amarnath said.
"I don't want my son's death to be a joke and it's sadthat Varma has already started making the movie and neverspoke to me about it."
Varma, who has been constantly tweeting about the caseand his movie, chose the day of verdict to release the firstlook of the movie and offered a role in his next project toMaria Susairaj, who has been absolved of the murder charges inthe Grover death case.
His constant tweets have not gone down too well withNeeraj's family and others.
Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal slammed Varma fortrying to cash in on the case because of its "sensation"value.
"I don't like that because I think that the wholething is terrible. That if anybody can stoop so low simplybecause you want to cash in on it because of the sensationvalue of it and because people want to," he said.
Neeraj's father Amarnath Grover is upset that Varmadecided to make a movie on his son's life without asking thefamily.
"I recently found out from Neeraj's friend in Mumbaithat something of this sort is happening. His friend hadreceived a call from Varma about the movie and I have told himto tell Varma that if he is making a movie on my son's deathhe will have to talk to me first," Amarnath said.
"I don't want my son's death to be a joke and it's sadthat Varma has already started making the movie and neverspoke to me about it."