The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to stay the release of the late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s film ‘Nyay: The Justice’ in cinemas and OTT platforms, saying the extraordinary life of such a person There is no bad interest in the story.
A vacation bench of Justices Anoop Jairam Bhambhani and Jasmeet Singh said that there is nothing to show which will have any detrimental effect on Rajput’s image as the films being made on his life are based on things which are already known to the public.
Sushant’s father had challenged the single bench’s decision refusing to bar the release of the film ‘Nyay: The Justice’ or anyone using his son’s name or a similar name. The High Court observed that there was no written script or story that the filmmaker used and refused to pass any interim order on the appeal of Sushant’s father.
The High Court held that there is nothing that the manufacturers have used or can do which is different from the information already available to the public. There is no bad interest in such a story of life because that person’s life was extraordinary.
The bench has sought answers of the film’s director Dilip Gulati and producers Sarla Saraogi and Rahul Sharma and others. The High Court fixed July 14 for the next hearing on the matter. The bench took note of the submission of senior advocate Chander Lal that the film was released on the website and a mobile app on June 11 as per the schedule. Senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for Rajput’s father, argued that the producer and director of the film have misused the life story of the actor for commercial purposes. The actor allegedly committed suicide at his home in Mumbai last year.
Salve argued that the single judge had misinterpreted the law given by the Supreme Court in the Puttaswamy case (right to privacy) and gave wrong directions. At the beginning of the hearing, the counsel appearing for the director of the film told the court that the film has been released on the OTT platform named Lapalp Originals.
Salve said that it is some vague platform and only God knows what kind of website it is. He said that the film is violating the right to privacy and the right to a fair trial every day and maligning the actor’s image. He said that an attempt has been made to show his life in this film. What really happened to them is still under investigation. You can’t say anything so soon.The High Court had earlier asked whether ‘Nyay: The Justice’, which is purportedly based on Rajput’s life, be released on June 11 as the film’s director and the actor’s father had given contradictory statements on it.The single judge had on June 10 refused to stay the release of several films, including ‘Nyay: The Justice’, saying that these films neither serve as biopics nor show factually what happened in the actor’s life. .Some upcoming or proposed films based on the actor’s life include ‘Suicide and Murder: A Star Was Lost’, ‘Shashank’ and an unnamed film.
