Shilpa was Slapped by Telugu Director

Actor cum producer Mohan Babu has done it again. He allegedly slapped a heroine and her mother on the sets. The Jubilee Hills police on a Tuesday (July 22, 2003) registered case against him for intimidating and slapping heroine Shilpa Shivanand.

Shilpa alleged that when she refused to participate in a dance sequence, as she was not in mood to perform, Mohan Babu, producer of the film, came and beat her up. The incident took place on Tuesday at Annapoorna Studios, Hyderabad.

Mohan Babu is producing a film, VISHNU, introducing his son Vishnuvardhan Babu as hero. Shilpa Shivanand is playing the female lead. On the last day of the shooting (Tuesday) of the film, She complained that she was feeling sick. Mohan Babu had asked her to take an hours rest and join the shooting later. She refused. Known for his short temper, Mohan Babu grabbed her hair and beat her on the sets. Shilpa in her complaint accused Mohan Babu of "intimidating and beating her up."

The police registered case under the sections of 342, 323 and 506 of IPC. There were many instances of Mohan Babu beating up the unit members. And there are one or two cases too in various police stations in Andhra Pradesh. Shilpa Shivanand is the sister of well-known actress Sakshi Shivanand.

Shakshi Shivanand is known to have made life miserable for Mohan Babu when they were working together. Though, Shivanands are notorious for professional indiscipline, beating up her a heroine is equally unacceptable commented one film producer.