Overview

• On August 12, the Bombay High Court ruled that director B Subhash holds the creative rights to Disco Dancer, ending a two-year dispute with Shemaroo Entertainment.
• B Subhash maintains that he retained authorial control in a 2011 licensing deal with Shemaroo and says the verdict affirmed his claim.
• Subhash and co-producer Nitin Kumar Gupta have begun early development for Disco Dancer 2 with Ranbir Kapoor or Allu Arjun on their shortlist for the lead role.
• Veteran writer KV Vijayendra Prasad is set to resume scripting duties after pausing work during the legal challenge.
• The production team plans to shoot key sequences in Russia and collaborate with international music artists to preserve the original’s dance-driven, anti-establishment spirit.