New Delhi, July 3 -- Vithabai Narayangaonkar's eldest daughter has backed the title of Shraddha Kapoor's upcoming biopic Eetha, rejecting objections raised by some family members and political groups.

The debate over the title of filmmaker Laxman Utekar's upcoming biographical drama Eetha appears to have eased after Vithabai Narayangaonkar's eldest daughter, Mangala Bansode Karavadikar, said her family had no objection to the name chosen for the film, which is based on the life of the celebrated Tamasha and Lavani performer.

The controversy emerged shortly after the release of the teaser for Eetha, which stars Shraddha Kapoor as Vithabai Narayangaonkar, one of Maharashtra's most revered folk artistes. Some members of Vithabai's family, ...