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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nDirector Aditya Dhar<\/a> received legal relief after a Mumbai civil court refused to stay the OTT release of Dhurandhar 2 amid allegations that the film was based on a copied script.Filmmaker Santosh Kumar<\/a> had approached the court seeking an ad-interim injunction against the digital release of the film, claiming that Dhar had used elements from his original script. However, the court rejected the plea, allowing the film’s OTT rollout to proceed as scheduled.<\/p>\n According to Liv Law, in its order dated June 4, Judge Yunus Kharadi observed that Kumar had failed to disclose that he had previously filed a similar plea before the Karnataka High Court.The Karnataka High Court had dismissed the petition while granting Kumar the liberty to pursue an appropriate remedy before a competent forum. The Mumbai court noted that this fact had not been disclosed in the present suit.\u201cBut that fact was not disclosed by the plaintiff, that will prima facie show that he has not come with clean hands,\u201d the court observed.<\/p>\n The court also took note of the defence’s argument that Kumar had sought directions against an OTT platform without making any streaming service a party to the suit.Additionally, the judge noted that no comparative material had been submitted to establish similarities between Kumar’s script and the film.\u201cFrom the plaint and documents, no such comparison was produced by the plaintiff to show the similarity of script and dialogues and unless and until that is verified, the relief of injunction and appointment of the Court Commissioner cannot be granted,\u201d the order stated.The court further observed that rights connected to the film had already been created in favour of third parties, making an injunction impractical at this stage.<\/p>\n Rejecting the plea, the court held that staying the release would result in greater harm to the defendants than the plaintiff.\u201cHence, if ad interim relief is granted in favour of plaintiff, it will cause irreparable loss to the defendants. If the plaintiff succeeds in the suit, he can claim compensation; hence no irreparable loss would be caused to him,\u201d the court said.The judge concluded that the balance of convenience lay against the plaintiff and dismissed the request for interim relief.<\/p>\n The legal development comes as Dhurandhar 2 begins its OTT run following a successful theatrical release. The film premiered digitally on June 4 and is now streaming on JioHotstar.Directed by Aditya Dhar, the sequel stars Ranveer Singh<\/a> in the lead role alongside Sara Arjun, Gaurav Gera, Sanjay Dutt, R Madhavan, Rakesh Bedi and Arjun Rampal. The first film also featured Akshaye Khanna in a key role.The franchise recently crossed the Rs 3,000 crore mark worldwide, becoming the first Indian film series to achieve the milestone.<\/div>\nCourt finds no grounds for immediate injunction<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Plaintiff failed to establish similarities, says court<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
\u2018Balance of convenience\u2019 favours defendants<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Dhurandhar 2 premieres on OTT<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n