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Mumbai City Civil Court on Thursday granted an interim injunction against actress and filmmaker Sayani Gupta from publishing or broadcasting defamatory content. This case is related to his short film ‘Aasmani’, on which filmmaker Vineeta Negi had accused him of piracy.
According to the report of legal website Bar & Bench, Additional Sessions Judge Shuddhikumar Muralidharrao Buke allowed the application for interim relief filed by Sayani Gupta. Sayani Gupta has filed a defamation suit of Rs 9 crore against filmmaker Vineeta Negi. Negi had alleged that some important parts of his incomplete documentary ‘Prabha’ have been copied in Sayani Gupta’s film.
Sayani Gupta is making her directorial debut with the film Aasmani.
The court has restrained Negi and other defendants from publishing, broadcasting or continuing to publish defamatory content against Sayani Gupta. This interim relief also includes a direction to remove the alleged defamatory content present on platforms like Meta, Reddit and Deccan Chronicle.
The court clarified that its order does not mean a complete ban on the publication of information based on true facts.
Learn about the case in detail?
Vinita Negi made allegations of story theft, copyright and fraud regarding Sayani Gupta’s directorial debut short film ‘Aasmani’. FTII alumnus and filmmaker Vineeta Negi claimed that she was making the documentary Prabha, but Sayani Gupta has stolen scenes from that documentary and used it in her directorial debut short film Aasmaani.
Sayani Gupta has denied these allegations. He described the allegations as false, misleading and without solid basis.
Sayani also complained about this in the Screenwriters Association, but even before any action was taken, Vineeta started giving statements against Sayani on social media, accusing her of theft.
Sayani had filed a defamation petition of Rs 9 crore against Vineeta. According to Sayani Gupta, these allegations made by Vineeta were spread more widely through media reports and social media, which damaged her professional image and work.
Mail sent to film festival, film suffered loss
Sayani claimed in her petition that her film ‘Aasmani’ was selected for screening at the Indian Film Festival of New Zealand, but it was later withdrawn from the festival.
Dia Mirza is the executive director of the film Aasmani.
Gupta has demanded from the court a compensation of Rs 9 crore, removal of the alleged defamatory material and a public withdrawal of the statement and apology from Vineeta Negi. He had also sought appointment of a court receiver to take possession of the copies or devices containing the alleged defamatory material.
The next hearing of the case will happen soon
After granting interim relief to Sayani, the next hearing of this case will be on October 12. Advocate Monil Punjabi, Advocate Priyanka Sinha and Advocate Bhavya Shah and Mujtaba Ambekar appeared on behalf of Sayani Gupta. Advocates Sayli Shinde and Lakshmi Jenkins appeared on behalf of Vineeta Negi.
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