The Bombay High Court on Wednesday passed an interim order restraining filmmaker Santosh Kumar from repeating his allegation that director Aditya Dhar stole the script of his blockbuster film Dhurandhar from him.
Aditya has moved the HC claiming that Santosh’s repeated allegations are defamatory and damage his reputation.
Justice Arif Doctor, while passing an interim order, noted that Aditya made a prima facie case for the grant of such relief.
"Until the next date, the defendant (Santosh) shall be restrained from repeating words and remarks set out in the suit (filed by Aditya) and all other allegations of a similar nature," the court said.
The bench posted the matter for further hearing on April 16.
As per the suit, Santosh made the allegations after the release of Dhurandhar: The Revenge, a sequel to the 2025 film Dhurandhar, accusing Aditya of copying his registered script titled ‘D Saheb'.
Aditya initially issued a legal notice to Santosh denying any plagiarism and asked him to desist from making further allegations, but when the latter failed to respond, Aditya moved the HC through DSK Legal.
Aditya’s counsel Birendra Saraf told the court that the repeated accusations were causing irreparable damage to the filmmaker's reputation.
