Following several serious allegations leveled against Salman Khan by filmmaker Abhinav Kashyap, the Bombay Civil Court on Friday issued orders restraining Kashyap and several others from making or publishing derogatory statements against the actor and his family on any platform.
The order reportedly came after Salman Khan filed a defamation suit against Abhinav Kashyap, Komal Mehru, Khushnu Hazare, Ashok Kumar (John Doe) and several social media platforms.
Court comments on freedom of expression
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According to a report by the Free Press Journal, the court said that freedom of speech does not give individuals the right to use abusive, threatening or abusive language against others. The court further said that such statements, if left unchecked, can cause irreparable damage to a person’s reputation.
The report said Salman Khan approached the court following “condemnable, false and extremely derogatory” comments made by Kashyap in several recent interviews.
Salman Khan demands damages and ban on interviews
Representing Salman Khan, lawyer Pradeep Gandhi requested the court to stay the telecast and publication of the said interviews. The suit also seeks compensation of Rs 9 crore for the alleged defamatory statements made against Khan and his family members.
Abhinav Kashyap’s career before controversy
Before joining Salman Khan, Abhinav Kashyap had already spent more than a decade Working in the film industry. He started his career as a writer and contributed to films like Jung and Yuva. Later he wrote dialogues for Manorama Six Feet Under and 13B.
In 2010, Kashyap made his directorial debut with Dabangg. The film launched Sonakshi Sinha, revived the masala entertainment genre, and introduced Salman Khan as Chulbul Pandey, a character who became a cultural phenomenon.
Aftermath after the success of Dabangg
Despite the huge success of the film, Kashyap decided not to return as a director for Dabangg 2. In an interview with Screen, the filmmaker opened up about his experience of working with Salman Khan and made several controversial comments.
“Salman has never been into it. He has no interest in acting, and he hasn’t for the last 25 years. He does a favor by coming to work. He is more in the power of being a celebrity, but he has no interest in acting. He is a goon. I didn’t know about this before Dabangg. Salman is a bad man, a dirty human being” part of the defamation suit.