Soon after reports that she had been tapped to play the Indian External Affairs Minister in Dhiraj Kumar's Uzma Ahmed biopic, Tabu cleared the air by way of a statement. “I have no idea why filmmakers who have not approached me give out false news of me being approached for their movies when I have not even been contacted or made aware of a certain project. This has also happened in the past. In fact, in some cases, some really big and established production houses have taken the liberty of using my name for a project without my consent. I think this is clearly done to hype their projects and to create insecurity amongst other actresses who may be approached for the role. This is a poor practice... It shows them (filmmakers) in a poor light when I issue a denial like this,'' she said following a denial issued by her spokesperson.