Nawazuddin Siddiqui is suing Filmfare for using a picture of an "unknown woman" and calling her his wife. The legal notice accuses the publication for carrying an "unverified, fabricated and false article which makes a reader believe that our said client has separated with his wife." The notice also says that such a baseless article has caused "unwarranted and uncalled for mental torture, trauma and inconvenience" to the actor.

A report in Filmfare dated March 8, 2017 speculated that all is not well between Nawazuddin and his wife, and that she has left their house with the kids. Post the notice, Filmfare seems to have changed the picture on their website. However, the article still remains.