Overview
- The Indore bench rejected Siddiqua Begum Khan’s petition to block the film, finding no legal basis to restrain its release.
- The court emphasized the movie’s fiction disclaimer, its reliance on public court records, and held that privacy and reputation are not inheritable.
- Justice Pranay Verma flagged delay and laches, noting the plea was filed on November 1 after the CBFC granted a UA certificate on October 28.
- The bench noted the petitioner bypassed the available remedy of seeking suspension or revocation of the CBFC certificate from the Central government.
- The film, directed by Suparn S. Varma and starring Yami Gautam Dhar and Emraan Hashmi, is scheduled to release on November 7, with early screenings drawing endorsements from political and legal figures.