The buzz is strong that Aishwarya Rai is quite miffed with the controversies surrounding her name and the film Heroine, the movie from which she was allegedly dropped after her pregnancy reports surfaced. As per sources, she has sent Bhandarkar and UTV a legal notice prohibiting them from using the footage and stills she has shot for the film (she shot for almost eight days for the film.)

“Ash is fed up of the whole thing. She’s been ethical and professional about the matter. But, considering the way things ended on a sour note with Bhandarkar, she does not want him to use any of the stills or scenes that she had already shot at any point in the future,” the source is quoted as saying by a daily.

Aishwarya has returned the money given to her as a token amount for signing the film. The production house has confirmed that they did receive a cheque of Rs 22.5 lakh from the actress. This act of Aishwarya Rai is seen as a very professional move, even though the recent turn of events gave her tough time.