Sushant Singh Rajput’s father had filed a plea restraining anyone from using his son’s name or likeness in any movies. The Delhi High Court, on Thursday, dismissed his petition against movies being made based on the actor’s life. The decision made by the court refused to stay the release of the movie, ‘Nyay: The Justice’, which is being made on the life of the actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
The bench led by Justice Sanjeev Narula dismissed an application by Rajput’s father, seeking to restrain anyone from using his son’s name or likeness in movies, reports PTI.
Some of the projects based on his son’s life apart from Nyay: The Justice’ are ‘Suicide or Murder: A star was lost’ and ‘Shashank’ and an unnamed crowd-funded film.
According to a report by NDTV, the petition sought to argue on the following grounds, “Defendants (filmmakers), taking advantage of the situation, have been trying to encash this opportunity… 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 lawsuit, brought damages of over Rs 2 crore from the filmmakers for “loss of reputation, mental trauma and harassment” to Rajput’s family, has claimed. He further claimed, “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 34-year-old actor was found dead in his Mumbai apartment on June 14. His death was followed by a series of controversies and revelations and until now, 34 people including Rhea Chakraborty have been charged in the drug case that was disclosed during investigations.
