Shashank director denies the movie being based on Sushant Singh Rajput’s life

Sushant Singh Rajput’s father Krishna Kishore Singh approached Delhi High Court seeking a ban on Nyay: The Justice, Suicide or Murder: A star was lost, Shashank and other movies based on the life of the late actor. He was of the opinion that Sushant’s death is seen as an ‘opportunity to get fame by developing different theories/stories, at the cost of his and his family’s reputation.’ Now, according to the latest reports, the director of Shashank, Sanoj Misra has submitted an affidavit in Delhi High Court maintaining that the movie is not based on the life of SSR.

According to a report by PTI, Mishra said in the affidavit, “The film of defendant no. 7 (Mishra) ‘Shashank’ is totally based on portraying the struggle of outsiders in Bollywood. The theme and story is based on four young boys. Defendant no. 7 is also a great example of struggle as an outsider of Mumbai in Bollywood.”

 

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Meanwhile, Sushant’s father said in the petition that now approval was obtained to make such films of his son’s life, “The late actor, Sushant Singh Rajput was a well-known celebrity and had become a household name, thus it is right time that courts of our country shall acknowledge the right of celebrity at par with an intellectual property right since the personality of celebrities are being misappropriated for wrongful commercial gains at the cost of fame, reputation and privacy..the use of his ame/image/caricature/lifestyle without his consent amounts to a violation of the personality right and copyright solely vested with his son.”

Sushant’s sister’s Priyanka and Shweta were also seen posting on social media to not malign their brother’s image after the trailer of the movies got out.

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