Just
a
while
back,
we
reported
about
Darbar
distributors
planning
to
go
on
a
hunger
strike
as
the
big-budget
film
hasn't
managed
to
earn
money
and
has
in
fact
suffered
a
loss
of
Rs
70
Crores.
While
the
film's
distributors
were
hoping
to
meet
Darbar
hero
Rajinikanth
and
discuss
the
situation,
they
were
sadly
turned
away
by
the
police
force
stationed
otuside
his
residence.
Now
the
latest
update
on
the
whole
controversy
is
that
director
AR
Murugadoss
has
requested
Madras
High
Court
to
give
him
police
protection
as
the
distributors
are
demanding
compensation
for
their
losses.
Reportedly,
the
distributors
have
been
trying
to
get
in
touch
with
Rajinikanth
and
Murugadoss
for
a
week
now.
However,
no
meeting
has
taken
place
so
far
between
any
of
the
parties
involved.
Media
reports
also
suggest
that
the
distributors
had
reached
out
to
Lyca
Productions
for
claiming
their
compensation.
But
their
efforts
went
in
vain
as
Lyca
Productions
made
it
clear
that
they
too
had
suffered
losses
and
weren't
in
any
position
to
help
them
out.
Amidst
all
this,
Murugadoss
has
been
receiving
threats
as
well
and
therefore
decided
to
seek
police
protection.
Unless
Rajinikanth
and
Murugadoss
find
a
solution,
we
think
this
controversy
will
only
get
bigger
and
uglier.
Let's
hope
all
the
parties
involved
in
this
situation
come
together
and
sort
things
out
as
early
as
possible.
Ironically,
this
isn't
the
first
time
that
megastar
Rajinikanth
has
faced
such
a
problem.
His
film
Lingaa
had
also
incurred
heavy
losses
for
its
distributors
back
in
2014.
Currently,
both
Rajinikanth
and
AR
Murugadoss
are
busy
with
their
respective
projects.
While
the
former
is
filming
for
his
next
with
director
Siva,
the
latter
is
busy
shooting
his
magnum
opus
RRR
with
stars
Jr
NTR,
Ram
Charan,
Ajay
Devgn
and
Alia
Bhatt
in
the
lead
roles.
The
much-awaited
period
action-drama
will
release
next
year
on
January
8.