India, Dec. 29 -- The Bombay High Court has issued a notice to Rita Bhattacharjee, the estranged wife of playback singer Kumar Sanu, in a defamation case filed by the singer over content on social media and interviews.

Sanu, who separated from Bhattacharjee in 1994 and divorced her in 2001, has sought Rs.50 crore in damages for the "incessant defamatory acts of posting, publishing, circulating and spreading false imputations of him". He claimed that she has tarnished his reputation and goodwill in the public domain.

Sanu told the court that Bhattacharjee had given several interviews to YouTube channels in September 2025, where she allegedly made false and baseless statements, attacking his personality, conduct and his character. He adde...