The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to stay the release of a film titled Faraaz, directed by Hansal Mehta. .The movie is based on the 2016 Dhaka terror attack and is scheduled to release tomorrow. The mothers of two girls who died in the attack had approached the High Court seeking injunction on the movie. Their plea was earlier rejected by a single-judge in October, prompting them to file an appeal..A Division Bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh refused to stay the release, but directed the producers to 'scrupulously adhere' to the disclaimer that the film is inspired by real events, but a work of fiction.The Bench also noted the submission by the producers' counsel that no picture or image of the petitioners' daughters features in the movie..The Bench was informed today by Advocate Shyel Trehan, counsel appearing for the producers, that the movie has already been shown at many international film festivals, and has been distributed to cinema halls. Therefore, any change in it would be very difficult. The petitioners had argued that the characters in the film have names that sound phonetically similar to theirs and those of their deceased daughters, and that the movie shows real footage of the incident. However, Justice Mridul said that no one remembers the names after six years, and that a fictional movie can be based on true events. .The Court then asked the counsel representing the petitioners to obtain instructions about how they want to prosecute the matter now, and listed it for further consideration after two weeks.
The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to stay the release of a film titled Faraaz, directed by Hansal Mehta. .The movie is based on the 2016 Dhaka terror attack and is scheduled to release tomorrow. The mothers of two girls who died in the attack had approached the High Court seeking injunction on the movie. Their plea was earlier rejected by a single-judge in October, prompting them to file an appeal..A Division Bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh refused to stay the release, but directed the producers to 'scrupulously adhere' to the disclaimer that the film is inspired by real events, but a work of fiction.The Bench also noted the submission by the producers' counsel that no picture or image of the petitioners' daughters features in the movie..The Bench was informed today by Advocate Shyel Trehan, counsel appearing for the producers, that the movie has already been shown at many international film festivals, and has been distributed to cinema halls. Therefore, any change in it would be very difficult. The petitioners had argued that the characters in the film have names that sound phonetically similar to theirs and those of their deceased daughters, and that the movie shows real footage of the incident. However, Justice Mridul said that no one remembers the names after six years, and that a fictional movie can be based on true events. .The Court then asked the counsel representing the petitioners to obtain instructions about how they want to prosecute the matter now, and listed it for further consideration after two weeks.
