Kangana Ranaut in 'Rangoon'

Vishal Bhardwaj's much anticipated film, 'Rangoon', which is up for release next week, is caught in a legal wrangle. Film production firm Wadia Movietone Pvt. Ltd. has filed a commercial suit against the filmmaker and others in the Mumbai High Court for copyright infringement. Roy Wadia, on behalf of the firm, has claimed that Kangana Ranaut's central character of a feisty stuntwoman, is based on Australian stunt actress Mary Evans, who was known by her screen name Fearless Nadia. The firm holds sole rights to scripts, posters and publicity material for Fearless Nadia films produced by it. It alleges that the makers have infringed on the copyrighted character, including her costume, poses, even a catch phrase. Nadia was synonymous with the use of, "Bloody hell!" The first song that Rangoon's makers released was the foot-tapping, 'Bloody Hell'! Wadia's petition alleges that the film is nothing but an attempt to capitalise on the popularity of the Fearless Nadia franchise.