Bollywood producers move court, name two news channels making ‘irresponsible, defamatory remarks’

Leading Bollywood producers Monday approached the Delhi High Court, seeking to restrain Republic TV and Times Now from making or publishing “irresponsible, derogatory and defamatory remarks” against the film industry and conducting media trials against its members.

The lawsuit by four Bollywood industry associations and 34 leading producers –– including most major names –– also sought to restrain the news persons and channels from interfering with the right to privacy of persons associated with the industry. It has sought direction to Republic TV, its editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami and reporter Pradeep Bhandari; Times Now, its editor-in-chief Rahul Shivshankar and group editor Navika Kumar, and unknown defendants to refrain from irresponsible, derogatory and defamatory remarks against Bollywood.