Women activists from Telangana lodged a complaint with the police against director Ram Gopal Varma and his soon-to-be-released project "God, Sex And Truth (GST)" on Thursday, alleging that the movie was derogatory to women.
In the complaint filed at the Central Crime Station, cultural activist Devi and other women activists alleged that casting American adult star Mia Malkova itself showed the movie in poor light. The trailer which was released recently, too, was obscene, they alleged, and submitted six snapshots of it along with the complaint.
Devi also alleged that Varma had passed derogatory comments on her and other women for protesting against his film.
Cyber crime officials said that a case had been booked under the relevant sections of the Information Technology Act and the Indian Penal Code. Based on the outcome of the investigations to be undertaken, action would be taken if necessary, they added.
Meanwhile, the director called the movie a philosophical treatise which spoke about sexuality from a woman's perspective. It was shot in the US with Mia Malkova, and will be released via digital platforms from the USA on Friday.