Highlights
- Noted director Ram Gopal Varma, whose new film Not a Love Story is based on the sensational Neeraj Grover murder case, today tweeted, "Now that she has been released I want to sign Maria susairaj for a film".
- The first look of Not a Love Story was released yesterday and RGV had tweeted: "Nthng cn b mre of a bizarre coincidence..11.30 today verdict on Maria susairaj case nd 12.30 unveiling of the 1st look of 'Not a luv story'." He also claims his version of the incident is completely "fictionalised".
- "This is a fictionalised version of the incident and not a biopic. We have incorporated our own ideas of how the perpetrators' minds would function at that point. I did not really know when the verdict is being announced, so this release was not planned accordingly," he said.
Noted director Ram Gopal Varma, whose new film Not a Love Story is based on the sensational Neeraj Grover murder case, today tweeted, "Now that she has been released I want to sign Maria susairaj for a film".
The first look of Not a Love Story was released yesterday and RGV had tweeted: "Nthng cn b mre of a bizarre coincidence..11.30 today verdict on Maria susairaj case nd 12.30 unveiling of the 1st look of 'Not a luv story'." He also claims his version of the incident is completely "fictionalised".
"This is a fictionalised version of the incident and not a biopic. We have incorporated our own ideas of how the perpetrators' minds would function at that point. I did not really know when the verdict is being announced, so this release was not planned accordingly," he said.
A Mumbai-court on Thursday found small-time Kannada actress Maria Susairaj not guilty of murder but of destroying evidence in the murder of TV executive Neeraj Grover. The actress has been sentenced to a maximum three years' imprisonment for destroying evidence in the Neeraj Grover case. A sentence she has already served during trial. Her boyfriend Emile Jerome Mathew, a Navy Lieutenant, was found guilty of murder and of destroying evidence and has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
In May 2008, engaged couple Naval Officer Emile Mathew and Maria Susairaj were arrested for the brutal murder of Neeraj, a senior TV producer. Grover was the brain behind quiz show Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?, hosted by Shah Rukh Khan.
Matthew allegedly killed Grover as he suspected Maria of having an affair with him. Grover was murdered in Maria's apartment in suburban Mumbai on May 7.
Maria and Jerome allegedly chopped his body into several pieces, put into two bags and drove to Manor in neighbouring Thane district, where they burnt the body to dispose it.