Looks like Aamir Khan Productions’ ‘Delhi Belly’ is tickling people in wrong way. After the controversial ‘DK Bose’ song, the film is facing wrath of the country’s second largest car maker, Hyundai Motor India, for allegedly depicting one of the company’s cars in a derogatory manner. The car in question is the company’s most popular model, Hyundai Santro, IndianExpress reported.
“Our legal team is looking into the matter and watching the film clips. Accordingly, we will decide our future course of action,” an HMIL spokesperson said.
According to the report, the company is unhappy with the way a car “seemingly looking like a Santro” has been depicted in the movie, although there is no proper branding of the car shown. Moreover, some of the dialogues over the car were allegedly in bad taste.
The movie is jointly produced by Aamir Khan Productions and UTV Motion Pictures. An Aamir Khan Productions spokesperson said: “We haven’t got any intimation or letter from any motor company.”
The Santro model used to be Hyundai’s best-selling model till it was overtaken by the i10. As per the latest data available from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, the model clocked sales of 8,133 units in April.
