Tutu Sharma ditches Madhubala biopic: ‘We don’t want to get into a legal wrangle’ – Exclusive |

Tutu Sharma has finally decided to shelve his plan to make a biopic on the late actress Madhubala. The decision came after Madhubala‘s family announced their own film about her.
Talking to ETimes, Sharma said, “We don’t want to get into a legal wrangle, and my leading lady also advised me to drop the idea of making the biopic.”

It should be noted that Tutu Sharma announced the biopic in August 2022 after acquiring the rights to the book ‘Madhubala: Dard Ka Rishta’ written by Sushila Kumari.

Despite the setback, Sharma remains undeterred in his filmmaking endeavors. He has revealed plans to focus on remaking a South Indian film, signaling a new direction for his production ventures. “We have begun working on it,” Sharma said, hinting at exciting developments to come.

Madhubala's sister Madhur Brij Bhushanwho is also backing a biopic on her sister, is making sure that only her producers have the creative liberty while bringing the story forward. In an earlier interview with Pinkvilla, she warned, “Let me make one thing clear, there’s going to be only one Madhubala biopic that will be backed by me and my team.”

She elaborated that the upcoming film would shed light on numerous undisclosed aspects of Madhubala’s life, not previously disclosed to the public. Additionally, she emphasized that only the biopic under her production would possess the creative liberty necessary to authentically and faithfully portray the actress’s life.