A local court of Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh issued an arrest warrant against the Shahid Kapoor-Kareena Kapoor starrer Jab We Met’s writer-director Imtiaz Ali.

Chief Judicial Magistrate M K Jain acted on a charge sheet submitted by Mr Yogesh Sharma who was hurt over the film depicting this town as a den of prostitution. Mumbai-based Ashtvinayak Cine Vision Private Limited, Shahid and Kareena were also named as accused.

Ali failed to appear in court yesterday. November 11 was set as the next date for hearing.