A petition was filed in the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday accusing Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan of having made a "derogatory" remark, "with malicious intention", about a Holy book in the TV quiz show "Kaun Banega Crorepati".

The petition was filed by Mudassir Ullah Khan, a resident of Jhansi, who has taken exception to the use of the phrase "racha gaya" (composed) in the context of the Islamic holy book by Bachchan in the episode aired on September 28,u00a02011.