Chandrakant Balu Shinde (50) and his 75-year-old mother Kamalbai, residents of Uksan village in Maval taluka, Pune district, have filed a civil lawsuit against Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre and her filmmaker husband Goldie Behl over a 30-guntha (over 32,000 sq ft) plot of land. The Shindes allege that they have been cultivating this land as protected tenants since the 1940s, and that the sale of the land to Behl was illegal due to the lack of formal extinguishment of their tenancy rights. The dispute began when the original owners sold the land to a local individual in 2012, who later sold a portion of it to Behl in March 2021. The Shindes contend that these transactions were void as their rights were ignored. The situation escalated on December 14, 2025, when Bendre and Behl allegedly attempted unauthorized construction on the site, leading to a confrontation with the Shindes. The family claims their names were illegally removed from revenue records in the 1980s and that forged documents were used to override their claims. They allege that the couple leveraged their social influence to pressure them off the land. While Bendre denies any wrongdoing and labels the allegations as unfounded, the case raises significant questions about the rights of tenant farmers in Maharashtra as urban development pressures mount. The next court hearing is scheduled for April 20, 2026.