Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition filed by late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s father Krishna Kishore Singh, which proposed a stay on movies that were being made about the actor’s life. Sushant’s father had filed a plea restraining anyone from using his son’s name or likeness in movies, but the HC has now refused a stay on the same. Delhi HC has reportedly refused to stay the release of the film ‘Nyay: The Justice’, purportedly based on the life of Sushant Singh Rajput.
SSR’s father has contended that the filmmakers are taking advantage of the situation for commercial gains and therefore, the right to freedom of speech and expression would not apply to them
Plaintiff (Singh) has apprehension that various plays, movies, web-series, books, interviews or other material may be published which would harm the reputation of the son of the plaintiff and his family,” the suit, which has sought damages of over Rs two crores from the filmmakers for “loss of reputation, mental trauma and harassment” to Rajput’s family, has claimed.
It has also claimed that in case a “movie, web-series, book or any other content of similar nature is allowed to be published or broadcasted, it would affect the right of the victim and deceased for a free and fair trial as it may cause prejudice to them”.
The suit has also contended that Rajput being a well-known celebrity, “any misuse of his name/ image/ caricature/ style of delivering dialogues also amounts to infringement of the personality right vested with the plaintiff besides amounting to acts of passing off”.
The contention of Rajput’s father have been opposed by the filmmakers of the upcoming and proposed movies.
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