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Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has received death threat from an unidentified caller, reports Times of India.

The caller has threatened to kill Bhatt's daughter, actor Alia Bhatt, and wife Soni Razdan, if he fails to pay his demanded sum of INR5 million.

Bhatt filed a case at the Juhu Police Station yesterday under section 387 (causing a person to fear death or grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion).

Bhatt tweeted early this morning that the extortion attempt was "nipped in the bud" by the MP and UP police.

According to reports, Bhatt received a threat call on February 26, which he brushed off as a prank call. A series of text messages followed the call and a 'gang leader' threatened that if he failed to pay up, the person would fire rounds of bullets at Alia and Soni.

This threat comes two years after a group of 13 people were arrested on November 2014 for plotting to kill Mahesh Bhatt.