Vishal Bhardwaj's directorial film Rangoon has caught up in legal trouble. Film production house Wadia Movietone Pvt. Ltd. has filed a suit. As per Roy Wadia, "Kangana in the movie plays the character of Julia and the same is inspired by an Australian stunt actress Mary Evans aka Fearless Nadia."
Later Wadia had confirmed that Julia is based on Nadia, "We have filed a commercial suit. The matter comes up for hearing on February 20."
An insider told, "Kangana was advised to watch 'Hunterwali' (a famous 1935 Nadia stunt film), and the stylists told to reference her dressing for Kangana, who plays Julia. Some of the male characters also resemble those from Nadia's life."
Says a source, "Vishal was going to helm the original project planned by UTV Disney and it was to star German actress Franka Potente. But the project fell through because of casting problems. To the Wadias, it seems that 'Rangoon' is the same film now revived, for which they haven't been consulted or credited. Roy divides his time between New York and Bangkok. In the second week of February, he flew down to Mumbai to discuss details of the case before taking a final decision on the matter."
On February 24, the film will release in theatres.