Actor Shilpa Shinde, who has fallen out with the producers of the TV serial Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hai today filed a complaint of criminal defamation against the heads of three industry associations.

She alleged that the associations had imposed a "ban" on her though they have no such power and had warned of action against any production house which employed her, following which she lost some big projects such as "The Kapil Sharma Show" for which she was in talks.

Shinde, through her lawyer Ninad Majumdar, filed the complaint in the Andheri Metropolitan Magistrates court against Harry Baweja, chairman of the Indian Films and TV Producers Council (IFTPC); Dilip Pithva, chairman of Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) and Sushant Singh, Chairman of Cine & Television Artistes Association (CINTAA).

She had informed the producers of the serial "Bhabhiji.." that she was undergoing treatment and therefore cannot shoot for the serial, the actress claimed.