Sonali Bendre caught in money controversy

Wednesday, October 03, 2007

Sonali Bendre is in the news, and for the wrong reasons. The actor, who has been on a self-imposed exile away from the limelight since her marriage to Goldie Behl, finds herself in a controversy after a long time.

Apparently, producer-director KC Bokadia had paid Sonali a signing amount for a film that was shelved, about 12 years ago. Now, he wants the signing amount back, but there is a problem – Sonali does not want to return it to him.

According to a source, "Bokadia had signed Saif Ali Khan and Sonali Bendre for a movie which was to be produced by Rajesh Vakil, but he had had a series of flops, so he decided to postpone the project. However, Saif is now a bigger star, and it is not likely that he will be a part of the film, so the idea was dropped." The source continues that Bokadia has filed a case against Sonali at the Producers' Association. Sonali is still willing to be a part of the film, whether it is possible or not, and therefore does not want to pay the money back.