India, Aug. 26 -- Bollywood producer Boney Kapoor has approached the Madras High Court, alleging that three individuals are unlawfully claiming ownership of a Chennai farmhouse that once belonged to his late wife, legendary actor Sridevi.

According to a report by The Hindu, Boney filed a legal plea detailing what he describes as an attempted "fraud" by the trio. The disputed property, located on East Coast Road (ECR) in Chennai, was reportedly purchased by Sridevi on 19 April 1988, from one M.C. Sambanda Mudaliar. Mudaliar's family had mutually divided the property back in 1960, and based on this family arrangement, the actor legally acquired the plot.

However, Boney claims that three individuals, a woman and her two sons, have recently...