Actor Salman Khan has approached the court docket to file his criticism that Kashyap Mehru and Hazare made defamatory statements about him and his household throughout their video interviews, which have been broadcast on the YouTube channel named “Bollywood Thikana.”
A Mumbai court docket has prohibited filmmaker Abhinav Kashyap and others from making or publishing “defamatory” remarks about Bollywood actor Salman Khan and his household, whereas additionally granting him non permanent reduction in a defamation case. The ad-interim ex-parte ruling in opposition to Kashyap, Komal Mehru, Khushboo Hazare, and others (John Doe) was issued by Judge P G Bhosale, who famous that the precise to freedom of speech and expression doesn’t entail the usage of derogatory or intimidating language in opposition to anybody.
What did the court docket say?
“The defamatory statements made by defendant no.1 (Kashyap) and the interview taken by defendants no.2 (Mehru) and 3 (Hazare) needs to be directed to the injuncted from further posting, re-posting, communicating, uploading, printing, publishing, re-publishing, hosting, re-circulating till the appearance of all the defendants and filing their reply to the notice of motion,” the court docket stated.
What is the case all about?
Actor Salman Khan has approached the court docket to file his criticism that Kashyap Mehru and Hazare made defamatory statements about him and his household throughout their video interviews, which have been broadcast on the YouTube channel named “Bollywood Thikana.”
The actor claims that the 26 interviews, which have been launched between September and December 2025, contained statements which severely broken his private status.
What have been the allegations made?
According to Khan’s lawsuit submitted through DSK Legal, Kashyap made statements about him and his household, which contained extreme falsehoods and insults and incited communal violence and made denigrating remarks. He suffered injury to each his private {and professional} status as a result of the statements have been disseminated to the general public who may entry them from any location on this planet.
The video contained Khan’s photograph, which appeared subsequent to the image of underworld prison Dawood Ibrahim, as a result of the actor claims the makers meant to create a false connection between him and prison parts. The visible presentation aimed to destroy his status whereas decreasing his standing within the eyes of the general public.
The social media platforms Facebook, Reddit, and Instagram obtained widespread distribution of the interview clips and their related content material, which led to further injury, in response to the declare made by the plaintiff.
The defendants didn’t take down the fabric after they obtained a authorized discover which demanded content material elimination. Salman Khan maintained that these actions existed to create a reputation-damaging public spectacle which might appeal to on-line consideration to his work.
What reduction has Salman Khan sought?
The actor has sought: An extended-term injunction prohibiting the defendants from saying something extra disparaging. Rs 9 crore in damages for the injury finished to his goodwill and status, which he claims he has developed over a few years. Additionally, he has pressured that an individual’s status is an integral facet of who they’re and can’t be compromised within the identify of free expression.
What did the court docket observe?
The court docket made the next findings after listening to the case:
The remarks appear to be offensive, impolite, disparaging, and defamatory.
The public’s notion of the plaintiff is broken by such remarks.
Making disparaging remarks about one other individual or their household is prohibited.
Although the precise to free speech and expression is significant, it shouldn’t embody the usage of derogatory or intimidating language in opposition to any particular person.
The defendants claimed that their acts have been protected by free speech, however the court docket dismissed this declare.
