Madhubala biopic put on hold over family's opposition, says sister

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : Feb 14 2020 | 2:12 PM IST

Screen icon Madhubala's sister has revealed that a biopic that was planned on the late star with Imtiaz Ali attached as a director is not moving forward because of family's opposition.

Madhubala's sister, Madhur Brij Bhushan, said the biopic, which was to be announced on Friday on the star's 87th birth anniversary, isnt happening as of now.

"They (the family) are saying please don't go ahead with it but we will make it. Some way or the other, we will convince them and make it," Madhur told PTI.

Madhur said while Ali has terminated his current contract, she's not sure the director will be attached to the project in the future.

"I wouldn't know if he would be still attached. He terminated the contract because of my family. He's a gentleman, I have nothing against him. When he saw that the family isn't agreeing, he must've felt... May be for the time being he has put it aside, he may reconsider it, you never know."
"If they allow me, she will be in a better frame of mind and we will be able to sort it out. She's not in India, she's in New Zealand."

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First Published: Feb 14 2020 | 2:12 PM IST

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