Court Bars Abhinav Kashyap From Making 'Derogatory' Comments Against Salman Khan After ₹9 Crore Suit
The court barred Kashyap and others from posting defamatory content about Salman Khan and family, citing harm to reputation and dismissing free speech defense.
- A Mumbai court temporarily restrained Abhinav Kashyap and others from making or publishing defamatory comments about Salman Khan, with Judge P G Bhosale rejecting free-speech defenses.
- On the YouTube channel Bollywood Thikana, the complaint says an interview included a photo falsely linking Khan to criminality, damaging his reputation, Khan alleges.
- With clips circulating on Facebook, Reddit and Instagram, Khan's legal representative says the digital reach amplified harm and seeks a Rs 9 crore damages and injunction.
- Judge P G Bhosale observed that the court rejected the free‑speech argument and directed the defendants to stop circulating the material until they appear, citing privacy protection.
- Khan says the defendants sought sensational publicity by deliberately juxtaposing his photograph to threaten and damage his reputation, built over decades, for self-interest.
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A Mumbai court has prohibited filmmaker Abhinav Kashyap and others from making or publishing "defamatory" remarks about Bollywood actor Salman Khan and his family, while also granting him temporary relief in a defamation case. The ad-interim ex-parte ruling against Kashyap, Komal Mehru, Khushboo Hazare, and others (John Doe) was issued by Judge P G Bhosale, who noted that the right to freedom of speech and expression does not entail the use of d…
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