‘We will go to court if need be’

The Film Chamber has proved that it remains firm on its recent stand of not accepting non-Kannada titles, including Hindi and English.
The latest victim of this policy is director Chandru���s Prem Kahani. The team received an objection letter from the chamber and has been instructed to rename the film in Kannada.
���But I don���t see the point. We registered the title Prem Kahani with the chamber two months before this decision of non-acceptance of English or Hindi titles was made,��� says a source from the Prem Kahani team.���We registered in July by paying the necessary fees.
The chamber is supposed to intimate the producers if the proposed title is denied, but it didn���t,��� says the source. A couple of days later, a new producer took over the film and the transfer of the film from the old banner to the new producer had to be registered. ���We paid Rs 50,000 for the transfer and got an acknowledgement. Even then the chamber did not raise any objection regarding the title,��� adds the source.
A couple of days later, the producers even invited members of the chamber to attend the film���s mahurat. ���A prominent person from the chamber sounded the clap board and blessed us,��� says the source.
But a few weeks later, the team received a letter turning down the title Prem Kahani. ���From the time we registered it in July to the time they came up with this new rule in September, our title hasn���t ever been referred to. It reflects inefficiency,��� says the team member.