Ranbir Kapoor’s film ‘Ramayana’ is going to be released in theaters on November 5. Before the release, the Bombay High Court has given interim protection to the film to protect it from piracy. The court has banned recording the film, uploading it online or streaming it without permission. This order will also apply to unknown people and digital platforms.
What did the court say?
The Bombay High Court has directed Internet service providers and social media platforms to remove or block pirated content after receiving a complaint from the production company.
Was a petition filed?
According to Bar and Bench, Justice Madhav Jamdar gave this order on Monday on the petition of Godpower Media Private Limited. The company has the copyright rights of the film in India and abroad. The petition also demanded protection for the film’s script, characters, footage, songs and recordings.
During the hearing, the court was told that the budget of the first part of ‘Ramayana’ is Rs 2,000 crore, while a total of Rs 4,000 crore has been spent on the film including both the parts.
will be processed
The production company told the court that both the trailers of the film were recorded secretly and shared online. Whereas conditions related to confidentiality were applicable for the preview screening. The company fears that such incidents may happen even after the release of the film. At the same time, lawyers of Google and other social media platforms did not oppose this demand. He assured that necessary action will be taken if any complaint of piracy is received.
about the movie
In Ramayana, directed by Nitish Tiwari, Ranbir Kapoor is in the role of Ram, Sai Pallavi is in the role of Sita, and Yash is in the role of main villain Ravana in his Hindi cinema debut. Sunny Deol is in the role of Hanuman, Ravi Dubey is in the role of Laxman and well-known actor Arun Govil is in the role of King Dasharatha.