Shahid Kapoor's mother sued

Shahid Kapoor's mother, Neelima Azeem, has been sued by producer Rajesh Vyas in the Andheri Metropolitan Court for failing to rope in the stars she had promised for her movie.

According to The Times of India, Neelima was to write, direct and choreograph a film for a total fee of Rs 66 lakh, which she also promised would star the likes of Priyanka Chopra and Emraan Hashmi. When she could not get the two on board for the film, she then promised that she would get her son Shahid as the lead, but did not live up to her promise again.

When asked, Neelima said that the court summons had come as a rude shock to her.

"I did sign a contract but there was no mention that I would work only after getting Priyanka and Emraan on board. For Vyas' sake, I approached both the stars, but neither of them was interested in the film," she said.

She said she then spoke to Kunal Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Jimmy Shergill and Sonu Sood but Vyas turned them down as desperate actors. As for her son, she exclaimed that Shahid is a superstar and the Rs 8 crore film does not deserve him.

Neelima also alleged that she was the one who repeatedly tried to contact Vyas, who disappeared for four years after their last discussion in 2009, to no avail. She herself was only paid Rs 12 lakh after working on the script for six months.

"These people have run out of money and are trying to make some by defaming me," she said.

The next hearing is scheduled for 12 June 2013. (Source)