Priya Varrier Defends ‘Sridevi Bungalow’ And Says Sridevi Is Just The Name Of Her Character
Priya Varrier defends ‘Sridevi Bungalow’ and says that Sridevi is just the name of her character. The late Sridevi’s husband Boney Kapoor had sent a legal notice to the film’s team over its title.
Priya
Varrier's
debut
Bollywood
movie
Sridevi
Bungalow
has
landed
itself
in
a
controversy
even
before
its
release.
The
teaser
of
the
movie
dropped
a
few
days
ago
and
it
depicts
the
life
of
an
actress
named
Sridevi
who
ends
up
dying
in
a
bathtub.
Twitterati
blew
up
over
the
fact
that
the
movie
is
strikingly
similar
to
the
life
of
the
real
life
superstar
Sridevi,
who
also
passed
away
in
similar
circumstances.
Many
people
lost
their
calm
over
what
they
thought
as
the
film's
insensitivity
to
the
late
actress.
Sridevi's
husband,
producer
Boney
Kapoor,
even
sent
a
legal
notice
to
film's
team
over
the
title
'Sridevi
Bungalow'.
Priya
Varrier
responded
to
the
controversy
and
clarified
the
film's
position.
Read
what
she
said.
In
a
statement
to
Times
of
India,
the
wink
girl
Priya
Varrier
said,
"Sridevi
is
just
the
name
of
my
character
in
the
movie.
Who
would
want
to
create
such
controversies?
I
think
the
curiosity
surrounding
the
trailer
is
good
and
we
have
to
leave
it
to
the
audience
to
judge
if
the
film
is
based
on
the
veteran
actress
Sridevi
ma'am."
Speaking
of
Boney
Kapoor's
legal
notice,
the
film's
director
Prasanth
also
told
TOI,
"In
the
notice,
Boney
Kapoor
has
raised
a
few
objections
against
our
film
including
the
usage
of
the
name
and
doing
a
biopic
of
the
actress.
He
wanted
us
to
alter
the
name
of
our
movie
within
24
hours.
We
sent
him
a
reply
explaining
that
Sridevi
was
a
common
name
and
there
was
no
logic
in
objecting
to
it.
It
is
just
coincidence
that
my
movie
tells
the
tale
of
an
actress
named
Sridevi."
"Like
Priya
said,
we
would
like
to
leave
it
to
the
audience
to
decide.
The
film
is
a
crime-thriller
and
it
is
important
to
maintain
the
suspense
of
the
story.
I
cannot
walk
around
and
reveal
the
plot
to
all.
I
am
a
hardcore
fan
of
actress
Sridevi
and
I
respect
and
admire
her
a
lot.
But
just
because
she
died
in
a
bath
tub
doesn't
mean
nobody
else
won't.
Allow
us
to
release
the
movie
and
let
the
people
decide," he
added
defending
the
movie."
Sridevi
Bungalow
is
currently
being
filmed
and
is
expected
to
release
in
April.