'Twisting of facts': Shooter who killed tigress Avni mulls legal action against 'Sherni' makers

Shooter Asghar Ali Khan is contemplating legal action against makers of Amazon Prime Video's 'Sherni', starring Vidya Balan.

Calling it a 'twisting of facts', Khan said that the movie is laced with factual errors as they have portrayed the death of the tigress Avni as murder. It has been projected as if it was done with a political motive.

He argued that the movie could damage their reputation and add 'fuel to the fire' to the sensitive matter which is already subjudice.

However, in reply to the notice served by the Hyderabad-based shooters, Abundantia Entertainment Pvt Ltd clarified that 'Sherni' is a creative work of fiction and does not depict Asghar Ali or his father.

Makers denied the movie will hamper 'any supposed ongoing investigation' or damage his or his father’s reputation.

Asghar Ali, who shot dead Avni in Maharashtra's Yavatmal in 2018, is son of well-known shooter Nawab Shafath Ali Khan.