Hyderabad Police booked Thursday Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat for disrespecting the national flag. 

In the direction of a city court, a lawsuit against the actress was booked at Falaknuma police station in the old city of Hyderabad. 

A police officer said a case in Prevention of insult to National Honour Act, 1971 was recorded. 

Two citizens had filed a petition in court seeking direction to the police to book the actress for insulting the national flag on his upcoming film "Dirty Politics". 

Mallika had wrapped a tri-color in his body on the movie poster. She was seen sitting on the roof of a car with red beacon. 

This was the second case booked against him in the state of Telangana. Last month, police in Karimnagar city had registered a case against the actress in different sections of various events related to the state emblem and national flag. 

Police stopped the action in the direction of a local court. Last week, on a public interest litigation, Hyderabad High Court had issued notice to Mallika Sherawat and the central government. 

The petitioner alleged that the act of Mallika amounts to "use obscene Indian tricolor flag." He stated further that the state emblem of India has been used for cheap publicity and poster insults the honor of India.