Priya Varrier's Sridevi Bungalow Has NO Relevance To Sridevi: Arbaaz Khan
Arbaaz Khan said he initially had concerns about starring in Sridevi Bungalow as the subject of the film appeared to be linked with superstar Sridevi's death.
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Arbaaz
Khan
said
he
initially
had
concerns
about
starring
in
Sridevi
Bungalow
as
the
subject
of
the
film
appeared
to
be
linked
with
superstar
Sridevi's
death.
The
film
features
Priya
Varrier
in
the
title
role,
while
Arbaaz
will
be
seen
in
a
guest
appearance
portraying
the
part
of
a
Bollywood
actor.
Sridevi
Bungalow
was
mired
into
controversy
as
the
plot
line
of
the
film
seemed
to
make
a
reference
to
Sridevi's
demise.
The
last
shot
of
the
trailer
ends
with
Priya's
character
dying
in
a
bathtub.
Sridevi,
aged
53,
died
of
accidental
drowning
in
her
hotel
room's
bathtub
in
Dubai
in
February
2018.
The
late
actor's
husband-producer
Boney
Kapoor
had
issued
a
legal
notice
to
the
makers
of
the
film
earlier
this
year.
Asked
about
the
film's
run-in
with
controversy,
Arbaaz
said,
"When
they
offered
me
the
film,
I'd
asked
them
if
it
has
anything
to
do
with
the
unfortunate
incident
with
Sridevi
ji
and
they
denied
it
completely.
"They
said
the
story
has
no
relevance
with
her
and
that
they
had
registered
the
story
and
the
title
of
the
film
long
back."
The
actor-filmmaker
said
the
makers
assured
him
there
is
no
similarity
between
the
late
veteran
actor
and
the
film.
"They
told
me
they
have
addressed
the
issue
earlier
with
the
media
and
that
I
should
be
rest
assured
that
just
because
the
title
is
similar
doesn't
mean
the
film
is
co-related
to
the
incident
that
has
happened.
I
got
some
assurance,"
he
said.
Priya
echoed
Arbaaz's
sentiments.
"It
is
more
of
director
and
producer's
concern
because
I
am
portraying
the
character
that
is
given
to
me.
It
was
not
our
agenda
to
intentionally
hurt
anyone's
feelings,"
she
added.
The
film,
directed
by
Prasanth
Mampully,
is
the
story
of
a
successful
actor
named
Sridevi
who
leads
a
lonely
life.