SRK’s Red Chillies and other Bollywood production houses file plea against Republic TV, Times Now

New Delhi: Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) owned chili peppers and a number of other production houses and Bollywood associations as well as more than 30 major film producers on Monday filed a petition in Delhi High Court against Republic TV, Times Now and others they called “pay channels”.

The move takes place a few days later Mumbai Police uncovered a scam at the TRP alleging that three television stations, including Republic TV, allegedly bribed people to watch their channels in order to rig the audience.

The civil action was brought before the Delhi High Court by four Bollywood industry associations and 34 major Bollywood producers, asking it to run Republic TV, its journalists Arnab Goswami and Pradeep Bhandari.

Bollywood bigwigs also cited in their Times Now petition, its reporters Rahul Shivshankar and Navika Kumar, as well as an unknown defendant as well as a social media platform.

By listing them name by name, they called on the Delhi HC to refrain from making or publishing derogatory and defamatory statements against Bollwyood as a whole and members of Bollywood.

The advocacy also called on the HC to stop them from leading media trials of Bollywood figures.

The plaintiffs also urged the defendants to abide by the provisions of the Program Code under the Rules of Cable Television Networks, 1994, and to remove, recall and delete any defamatory material posted by them against Bollywood.

This follows on from the channels mentioned above using words and phrases for Bollywood such as “dirt”, “dirt”, “scum” and “drugs”, and phrases like “this is Bollywood where the dirt needs to be. cleansed, “” not all Arabian perfumes can take away the stench and stench of that dirt and scum from the belly of Bollywood, “” it’s the dirtiest industry in the land “, and” cocaine and LSD soaked in Bollywood “.

The civil lawsuits argued that the people of Bollywood are a distinct and well-recognized class, adding that for several years the industry has been a huge source of revenue for the Treasury and has earned significant currencies for India from film releases abroad and film production abroad. tourism. The lawsuit also recalled that the industry is a great source of employment, various other industries being also dependent on it.

The lawsuit recalled that Bollywood is unique and stands on a different footing from any other industry as it depends almost entirely on the goodwill, appreciation and acceptance of its audience.

The livelihoods of those associated with Bollywood are severely affected by the defamation campaign waged by the defendants, the lawsuit said, adding that this is in addition to the ongoing pandemic, which has resulted in extreme losses of income and resources. work opportunities.

The privacy of Bollywood members was invaded, the civil suit was challenged, and their reputation was irreparably damaged by portraying the entire industry as criminals infiltrated into the drug culture. Being a part of Bollywood was described as synonymous with criminal acts in the public imagination, it has been said.

Almost all well-known names in Bollywood are represented by the plaintiffs, including the Producers Guild of India, the Cine & TV Artist Association, the Film and TV Producers Council and the Screenwriters Association.

Apart from that, 34 production houses were also represented. These are:

Aamir Khan Productions, Ad-Labs Films, Ajay Devgn Fflims, Andolan Films, Anil Kapoor Film and Communication Network, Arbaaz Khan Productions, Ashutosh Gowarikaer Productions, BSK Network and Entertainment, Cape Of Good Films, Clean Slate Filmz, Dharma Productions, Emmay Entertainment and motion pictures, Excel Entertainment, Filmkraft Productions, Hope Production, Kabir Khan Films, Luv Films, Macguffin Pictures, Nadiadwala Petitson Entertainment, One India Stories, RS Entertainment, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Pictures, Red Chillies Entertainment of SRK, Reliance Big Entertainment, Reel Life Productions, Rohit Shetty Pictures, Roy Kapur Productions, Salman Khan Ventures, Sohail Khan Productions, Sikhya Entertianment, Tiger Baby Digital, Vinod Chopra Films, Vishal Bhardwaj Film, Yash Raj Films.

According to the complainants, the channels in question have regularly flouted the program code framed by article 5 of the 1995 law on cable television networks (regulations) and contained in rule 6 of the rules of the cable television network. , 1994, which governs the television channels. owned and operated by these defendants.

A recent example provided is the report on the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. When the case was transferred to CBI, these channels rushed to suggest that the CBI would start making arrests. The complainants point out that nothing of the kind has yet happened. They added that some of the channels openly conduct and publish parallel private “investigations” and are effectively acting as “courts” to convict Bollywood figures as guilty on the basis of what they claim to be “evidence” found. by them, thus trying to mock. of the criminal justice system.

The plaintiffs said they were not seeking a blanket gag order against the media reporting of the Sushant case investigation, but were simply seeking a perpetual and binding injunction against the defendants to pursue a report. that violates applicable laws. The lawsuit was filed by DSK Legal on behalf of the plaintiffs.

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