Screen legend Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek both said they would not attend the Filmfare Awards Saturday evening after the Mumbai Mirror published a story about Abhishek’s wife, actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai. The Filmfare Awards, now in their 55th year, are often referred to as the Oscars of the Hindi-language movie industry. They take their name from a magazine owned by the same publishing group as the daily newspaper.

Bachchan senior is nominated for a best actor award for the film “Paa,” or “Father,” which sees him play a child with the rapid-ageing condition progeria. In a role reversal, Bachchan junior plays the character’s father. The film, which came out last year, is nominated for awards in six categories, including best film.

But Amitabh Bachchan wrote on his blog http://bigb.bigadda.com/ overnight Friday-Saturday that the family had not received a public apology from the newspaper for alleging earlier this month that Rai could not have children. A legal notice had been sent demanding a retraction and apology, he added.