A Mumbai court temporarily restrained filmmaker Abhinav Kashyap from making derogatory remarks against Salman Khan and his family in a defamation case. The court said free speech does not allow abusive or threatening language

Salman Khan stated that constant criticism and negativity would only alienate people in the industry, revealing that Kashyap had even refused a film offer from him. Though admitting the allegations had personally hurt him, He expressed that he still believes Abhinav is `a talented writer`