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Salman Khan film teaser injunction and Supreme Court appeal

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Salman Khan film teaser injunction and Supreme Court appeal

In late July 2026, the Delhi High Court intervened in the a dispute over the teaser for the upcoming film “Kala Hiran.” Hiran: The Battle for Legacy.” Acting on a petition by actor Salman Khan, Justice Jyoti Singh ordered that all online links to the teaser be taken down from platforms such as X, YouTube, Meta Meta, and Google, and barred the producers from further distribution. The court emphasized that the teaser exploited Khan’s name, mannerisms mannerisms, and the pending black‑buck black-buck poaching case, potentially harming his reputation. Subsequent coverage reaffirmed Justice Singh also reprimanded producer Amit Jani for an apparent disregard for the interim injunction, law and ordered the removal of related interviews. Khan’s counsel argued the teaser was misleading, noting the directive for intermediaries to delete any remaining URLs within 24 hours actor’s acquittal in three of four related cases, while Jani’s counsel countered that the content contained no AI-generated or deep-fake material and underscoring did not explicitly name Khan. By August 2026, the court’s concern over unauthorized commercial use legal battle escalated as Amit Jani of Khan’s Jani FireFox Films approached the Supreme Court to challenge the interim injunction. Jani argued that the High Court’s decision restricts creative expression and fails to identify specific actionable commercial exploitation. He contended that using personality rights. rights to restrict films about matters in the public domain could negatively impact artistic freedom and independent filmmaking. Jani also reported receiving death threats from individuals claiming to support the actor, a matter he has brought to the attention of Indian authorities.

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