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Summary The sports man was apparently shown among the bank robbers in the movie.
A Kashmiri sportsman has threatened to sue the makers of Barfi for allegedly portraying him in a negative light without his consent.The film, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra, is Indias official entry at the Oscars next year. It has been directed by Anurag Basu.Majid Youusf Dar, a sports manager and son of Kashmirs football star Mohammad Yousuf, was apparently shown among the bank robbers in the movie.My client (Majid Youusf Dar) has been portrayed as a bank robber in the movie without his consent, Dars lawyer Abid Banday said, adding they were planning to send a legal notice to the producers. He is not an ordinary person... he is a sports icon of the valley, the lawyer said.Director Basu has already been criticised for allegedly copying scenes from other Hollywood movies in the film.
