Gangubai Kathiawadi Will Release As Planned: Supreme Court Decides In Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Favour

A slew of cases were filed against Gangubai Kathiawadi including one by a man claiming to be the adopted son of the real Gangubai

Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's new film Gangubai Kathiawadi will release as scheduled tomorrow, the Supreme Court has decided. The court has dismissed a plea by Babu Ravji Shah, who claims to be the adopted son of the real Gangubai, claiming that the film is defamatory; the Supreme Court upheld the Bombay High Court's ruling that Mr Shah could not prove he was really the late Gangubai's adopted son. Mr Bhansali's lawyers also told the Supreme Court that a name change, as suggested by the court yesterday, was not possible.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court suggested a title change in light of the several cases pending before courts seeking to halt its release. The lawyer for Bhansali Productions, Siddhartha Dave, had told the court that he would seek instructions from his client about the suggestion. Today, he argued that the name change was impractical given that film releases tomorrow and has been publicized with its current title.