Mumbai: A metropolitan court docket right here has issued summons to the producers of the movie ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ in addition to actor Alia Bhatt in reference to a legal defamation criticism.
The summons was issued final week by Metropolitan Magistrate, Mazgaon, however the detailed order was made obtainable on Wednesday. The movie is predicated on a novel by S Hussain Zaidi and Jane Borges, and is being being produced by Bhansali Productions.
The summons was issued to Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bhansali Productions, the authors and Bhatt. A defamation case was filed by Babuji Shah via lawyer Narendra Dubey.
Shah, the adopted son of Gangubai Kathiawadi, stated chapters within the novel on his mom have been defamatory, tarnished her popularity and infringed upon the appropriate to privateness and self-respect.
Shah, in his criticism, stated Kathiawadi was a social employee who fought for the rights of intercourse staff and lived her life with dignity and respect.
The court docket, after listening to the submissions, stated, “Even if it is considered that she was a prostitute, that does not mean that anybody has permission or write to show or mention her as a prostitute in public.”
It additional stated no consent was obtained from Shah previous to the publishing of the novel or the discharge of the promotional trailer.
“To portray the image of deceased Gangubai without consent of family members amount to defaming her image,” it added.
Finding that there are enough grounds to proceed in opposition to the accused, the court docket issued a course of returnable on May 25, 2021.Â
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