However, producer Salim Akhtar begs to differ. He claims Tamannah was the leading lady of a film produced by him eight years ago titled Chand Sa Roshan Chehra that was released in 2003 amidst much fanfare.

A miffed Akhtar has even moved court against the actress, who allegedly hasn't honoured her contract with him that requires her to shell out 25 per cent of her earnings for five years to the producer. A furious Akhtar told TOI, "It was I who introduced her to Hindi films, and neither she nor the makers of the remake of Himmatwalla are acknowledging that.

Just because she went on to become a big star in the south after doing Chand Sa Roshan Chehra? Why do they lie so much in the film industry? She has just changed the spelling of her name, which was earlier spelt as Tamanna, and dropped her surname Bhatia." Explaining how he discovered Tamannah, Akhtar said, "She was my daughter's classmate at Maneckji Cooper School in Juhu.

My daughter told me there's this beautiful girl in her class, whom I should cast in Chand Sa Roshan Chehra , which starred my nephew Samir. After a few days, Tamannah came to see me with her parents.

That's how I cast her." Asked about taking her to court, the producer said, "My agreement with Tamannah dated October 28, 2003 clearly states that she is on a revenue sharing basis with my company, Aftab Pictures Pvt Ltd, from March 2005 till March 2010.

I have lost a lot of money. She did so well in the south after my film, but did not share a single paisa with me.

She just disappeared. I tried contacting her but she wouldn't respond.

I had no choice but to file a case against her in the Court of Additional Chief Magistrate Sealdah, Kolkata." Akhtar's lawyer Abhay Jana too confirmed the development.

However, Tamannah remained unavailable for comment (less)