Veteran filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has warned his fans and followers to be cautious of a fake Facebook account being operated on his name. He has even sought help of the Mumbai police to probe the matter.

`Beware of this impostor! This is a fake account. The matter will be reported to the cyber branch of Mumbai police,` Bhatt tweeted on Monday.

The director, who has also ventured into the film business as a producer, writer and has even crooned for a movie, shared a screen-shot of the fake account, which is making a casting call for his next project.

Bhatt, who is credited for helming `Saaransh`, `Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin`, `Sadak`, `Aashiqui` and "Zakhm", went on to share screen-shot of his verified Facebook page.

His official page has a blue tick, which is used to provide authenticity to celebrities on various social networking platforms.