India, Dec. 25 -- The rift between veteran singer Kumar Sanu and his ex-wife, Rita Bhattacharya, took a legal turn after the singer filed a Rs.50 crore defamation notice against her. Speaking about the development, Rita confirms that her legal counsel appeared in court on December 17 to respond to the notice, and the second date is scheduled for next month.

The lawsuit stems from Rita's allegations from a September podcast that Kumar has not been in touch with the family for 31 years now. About the podcast, Rita says, "In September, I got a podcast offer. I informed him via his team that I was going for it, but I got no answer. So, I went ahead and answered the questions asked, and I think that hurt him," she says. Rita also mentions tha...