Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay Film On Sushant Rajput's Death

Sushant Rajput's father sought damages of over Rs 2 crores from the filmmakers for "loss of reputation, mental trauma and harassment" to the actor's family

The Delhi High Court has refused to stay the release of a movie - 'Nyay: The Justice', due to release tomorrow - based on the life of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who died by suicide in June last year. The court dismissed a petition by the actor's father, Krishna Kishore Singh, who claimed the movie had been shot without the family's consent and launched in an "orchestrated manner" by confidantes of persons accused of having played a role in the actor's suicide. The bench led by Justice Sanjeev Narula also asked the movie producers to maintain accounts. In April the Delhi High Court had asked the producers of various movies - proposed and being filmed at the time - to respond to Sushant Rajput's father's plea; he had sought to restrain anyone from using his son's name or likeness on the silver screen.