Ekta Kapoor sues Sunil Shetty

Indian TV producer Ekta Kapoor is suing actor Sunil Shetty for failing to honour his production duties on a film they had been working on together.

The pair had been co-producing The Little Godfather but Shetty called a halt to the work when the film was 80% finished for business reasons, reports The Times of India.

A source said: "Sunil Shetty, who is in charge of the production, is not completing the film. So, Balaji, who has purchased the distribution rights, cannot sell the film."

Consequently, Balaji sent a notice to Popkorn Motion Pictures threatening to take legal action.

However, Popkorn co-partner Shabbir Boxwalla denied receiving any such notification.

Director Joy Augustine added to the confusion, saying: "I too have heard that Balaji has sent a legal notice. But I cannot comment on it more than this."