A civil lawsuit has been filed with the Delhi High Court by four Bollywood industry associations and 34 leading production houses, praying that the court will run two news channels and unknown defendants, as well as social media platforms, to refrain from making or posting irresponsible, derogatory and defamatory comments. against the Hindi film industry as a whole and the members of Bollywood.
The lawsuit also sought to prevent news channels from conducting media lawsuits of Bollywood personalities and interfere with the right to privacy of individuals associated with the film industry.
The plaintiffs also prayed that the defendants would respect the provisions of the Program Code under the 1994 Cable Television Network Rules and remove, recall and remove all defamatory content posted by them against Bollywood.
This comes from the aforementioned channels using Bollywood words and expressions such as “dirt”, “dirt”, “scum” and “junkies”, and expressions like “is Bollywood where dirt should be cleaned”, “all the perfumes of Arabia cannot remove the stench and stench of this filth and scum from the belly of Bollywood, “” this is the dirtiest industry in the country “, and” Bollywood soaked in cocaine and LSD. “
The civil lawsuits alleged that Bollywood’s inhabitants are a distinct and well-recognized class, adding that for several years the industry has been a great source of revenue for the public purse and has earned significant foreign exchange for India from movie premieres. abroad, in addition to generating tourism. The lawsuit also reminded that the industry is a great source of employment, and that several other industries also depend on it.
The lawsuit recalled that Bollywood is unique and stands on a base unlike any other industry, as it relies almost exclusively on the goodwill, appreciation and acceptance of its audience.
The livelihoods of those associated with Bollywood are being severely affected by the smear campaign carried out by the defendants, the lawsuit claimed, adding that this adds to the ongoing pandemic, which has resulted in extreme losses in income and job opportunities.
The privacy of Bollywood members was being invaded, the civil suit sustained, and their reputations irreparably damaged by painting the entire industry as criminals leaked into drug culture. Being part of Bollywood was portrayed as synonymous with criminal acts in the public imagination, it was claimed.
Almost all well-known names in Bollywood are represented through the plaintiffs, including the Producers Guild of India, the Cine & TV Artiste Association, the Film and TV Producers Council, and the Screenwriters Association.
Apart from that, 34 production houses have also been represented. They are: Aamir Khan Productions, Ad-Labs Films, Ajay Devgn Fflims, Andolan Films, Anil Kapoor Film and Communication Network, Arbaaz Khan Productions, Ashutosh Gowarikaer Productions, BSK Network and Entertainment, Cape Of Good Films, Clean Slate Filmz, Dharma Productions , Emmay Entertainment and Motion Pictures, Excel Entertainment, Filmkraft Productions, Hope Production, Kabir Khan Films, Luv Films, Macguffin Pictures, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, One India Stories, RS Entertainment, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Pictures, Red Chillies Entertainment, Reliance Big Entertainment, Reel Life Productions, Rohit Shetty Pictures, Roy Kapur Productions, Salman Khan Ventures, Sohail Khan Productions, Sikhya Entertianment, Tiger Baby Digital, Vinod Chopra Films, Vishal Bhardwaj Film, Yash Raj Films.
According to the plaintiffs, the channels in question have regularly breached the Program Code set out in Section 5 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act of 1995 and contained in Rule 6 of the Cable Television Networks Rules of 1994, which governs television channels. owned and operated by these Defendants.
A recent example that is being provided is the story after the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. When the case was transferred to CBI, these channels were quick to suggest that CBI would start making arrests. The plaintiffs point out that nothing of this kind has yet happened. They added that some of the channels were openly conducting and publicizing parallel private ‘investigations’ and effectively acting as “courts” to convict Bollywood personalities as guilty based on what they claim was “evidence” found by them, trying to make a joke. of the criminal justice system.
The plaintiffs stated that they are not seeking a blanket gag order against media reports on the Sushant investigation, but are simply seeking a mandatory and perpetual court order against the defendants not to continue reporting that violates the law applicable. The lawsuit has been filed by DSK Legal on behalf of the plaintiffs.
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