Chopra , Roshan & Karan Nail UTV For Data From Dubious Sources

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The producers of 'Rang De Basanti' - UTV Motion Pictures and Rakeysh Mehra had in the ads placed in two leading dailies claimed that the Aamir Khan starrer had made total net box-office collections in the domestic circuit of over Rs 50 crores , leaving behind big titles including 'Koi.. Mil Gaya' (Rakesh Roshan - Rs 49 crores ) , 'Kabhi khushi Kabhi Gham - (Johar - Rs. 45 crores ) and 'Bunty Aur Babli' (Yash Chopra - Rs. 42 crores) . The data for all the movies , apart from 'Rang De Basanti' has been sourced from a dubious and by now exposed source/site .

Both Johar and Chopra are believed to have taken exception at the public pulling down of successful movies by the 'Rang De Basanti' team without checking the veracity of the revenue figures published in the ads . Both are believed to have shot off legal notices as well .

UTV chairman Ronnie Screwala said things had calmed down after he had apologised to Johar and Aditya Chopra .

" If he has issued an apology , I have not seen it ," responded Johar . Rakesh Roshan on the other hand says that , "Ronnie does not seem to be aware of the correct figure for my films . But I am not planning any legal action against UTV right now ." Chopra away in Paris , was not available for comment .

And what about the dubious source from where the questionable nett box-office earnings were sourced ? Well , they have gone offline/on the blink , to avoid further embarassment .

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