A man who took his wife to see Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna - a film about marital tensions - hoping she would allow him to marry again shot her after she refused, police and a newspaper said.

The newspaper said on Monday the wife had left his home with their two children after a marital spat.

But on Saturday, they had made up and went to see Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, a film about couples finding love outside marriage.

The newspaper said the 32-year-old man's real intention in taking his wife to the movie was to persuade her to allow him to marry his girlfriend.

When she refused, the husband attacked her with a "sharp weapon" and shot her in the stomach, leaving her for dead on the road, the newspaper reported.

"The wife survived and she has given us a statement against her husband," a police officer said.

The film's director Karan Johar expressed shock.

"When I made the film, I never thought it would incite such strong emotions," Johar was quoted as saying in the newspaper.

Bollywood, the world's most prolific film industry, has a big influence over the lives millions, who visit cinemas regularly to see the latest releases. In June, a young man leapt off a cinema balcony and broke his leg while trying to imitate the stunts of Krrish.