Late Sushant Singh Rajput’s father moves HC against films on actor’s life; court issues notice

On Tuesday, the Delhi High Court asked the producers of various proposed and upcoming films based on the life of late Sushant Singh Rajput to respond to a plea filed by his father. The late actor’s father is seeking to restrain anyone from using his son’s name or likeness in their movies.

According to Bar and Bench report, Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri issued a notice to the filmmakers and sought their stand by May 24 on the suit filed by Rajput’s father — Krishna Kishore Singh. After learning that filmmakers are making movies based on Sushant’s personal life, including films like Nyay: The Justice and Suicide Or Murder, his father stated that various plays, movies, web series, books, interviews or other material may be published which would harm the reputation of the late actor and his family.

Senior advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for Rajput’s father, told the court that the movie in question has been launched in a planned and orchestrated manner by close confidants of the alleged accused in case of abetment of suicide to influence a pending investigation, witness and other officials. The plea added that releasing any movie based on Rajput’s personal life will influence the witness in the cases and can also change the public perception. Rajput’s father has said that many people took the death of his son as an “opportunity to get fame by developing different theories/stories”, at the cost of his and his family’s reputation.

 

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“Thus, the publication of movie depicting his personal life, name/images/caricature and misappropriating his personality in a distorted manner, without the consent of the plaintiff, would influence the witness of the case and would also change public perception and the case is at a very nascent stage even the investigation has not been completed,” the plea stated. The matter would be now heard on May 24.

Sushant was found dead in his apartment in Mumbai in June last year following which the Mumbai Police conducted a probe and said that he died by suicide. The case was later handed over to the Central Investigation Bureau (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) were also roped in to investigate the money laundering and drugs angle in the case.

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