Madhur Bhandarkar files complaint over unauthorized use of Chandni Bar title

Updated On: 08 October, 2025 10:11 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

Madhur Bhandarkar’s Chandni Bar is getting a sequel titled Chandni Bar Returns. The filmmaker filed a complaint with IMPPA over unauthorised use of the title. He has demanded that the makers stop using it without his written consent

Madhur Bhandarkar

Madhur Bhandarkar’s Chandni Bar, starring Tabu, was a critically acclaimed film in 2001. Twenty-four years later, the film is getting a sequel, and the news was announced by the makers last week. Amid the excitement, the makers have found themselves in trouble after Madhur Bhandarkar lodged a complaint with the Indian Motion Picture Producers` Association (IMPPA) against producer Sandeep Singh and director Ajay Bahl for the unauthorized use of the title.

Madhur Bhandarkar lodges complaint

In a letter to Singh and his banner, the IMPPA said, “This is to inform you that we have received a complaint from our member, M/s Bhandarkar Entertainment, Mr Madhur Bhandarkar, that your company is using their registered title Chandni Bar for a sequel titled Chandni Bar Returns without obtaining the requisite authorisation or consent.”

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