HC refuses to stay release of movie purportedly based on Sushant Singh Rajput's life

Opposing the plea, senior advocate Chander Lall, appearing for the director of 'Nyay', has said the movie's release has been widely publicised and therefore, he would not be able to give any assurance with regard to holding it back. He said Rajput's caricature, name or likeness has not been used in the film. Lall as well as the counsel for the producers have told the court that restraining anyone from making any movie on what happened to Rajput would be an infringement of the freedom of speech and expression guaranteed under the Constitution. They stated that Rajput being a celebrity, people need to know what happened to him and cited examples of movies, both Indian and foreign, made on various individuals and companies without their express permission and said that such activity was permissible. They also said that since Rajput has passed away the rights of fair trial and privacy cannot be inherited by his father. Counsel for Rajput's father has opposed the contentions of the film's producers and director saying since the father filed the complaint, which was the basis of the FIR and trial, and also the present suit, he had a right to fair trial and privacy.

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The director of film 'Shashank' was represented through advocate A P Singh. The suit 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". It 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 contentions of Rajput's father have been opposed by the filmmakers of the upcoming and proposed movies.

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