Will Ravi Varma take legal action against Akshay Kumar's 'Bell Bottom'? Director answers

Akshay Kumar who released his next film 'Bell Bottom's' first look poster recently has hit a road bump even before it has gone on floors. Director Ravi Varma who owns the remake rights of the film is not happy with the announcement and might take a legal action against the makers. According to a report in a leading publication, Ravi Varma said that he hasn't sent any legal notice to the makers 'yet'. 

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"After acquiring the rights of ‘Bell Bottom’, I gave the movie to several production houses in Mumbai. Nikkhil Advani is also one of them. I feel they have taken the concept and the style from Kannada ‘Bell Bottom’ movie," Ravi Varma told ETimes. He further revealed that the title and character in the poster is quite similar to the Kannada 'Bell Bottom'. Varma further said that he is waiting to discuss the matter with Akshay himself.

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Explaining the matter in depth, Ravi Varma also said: "One of our guys has registered the Hindi title but, there is a rumour that he has sold the title, and there are discussion going on about this. Once we have clarified it with the Hindi team, I will call a press conference and give out the correct information. I am only concerned about our Kannada film, eventually it is also an Indian film.'

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(WITH PTI INPUTS)