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The producer of the movie filed a civil suit seeking the interim relief, claiming concerns of illegal internet or televised distribution prior to the movie's theatrical debut.
of order to safeguard the copyright of the upcoming Shahid Kapoor film O'Romeo, the Madras High Court issued an interim anti-piracy injunction on Wednesday [Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment v. BSNL].
Before the movie's theatrical premiere, internet service providers (ISPs) and cable television operators were prohibited from broadcasting, transmitting, or disseminating the film without permission by an interim decision issued by Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy.
The Court noted that producers suffer immediate and permanent harm in cases involving pre-release piracy. A film's financial and economic harm cannot be reversed after it has been illegally distributed online.
The Court also pointed out that broad "John Doe" or dynamic injunctions can have an impact on the rightful commercial interests of service providers and intermediaries.
In light of these worries, the Court ruled that the injunction would only take effect if the producer provided the respondents with an indemnity undertaking to cover any justifiable business losses brought on by the order's implementation.
Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, the film's producer, filed a civil suit seeking the interim remedy, claiming concerns about illegal telecasting or internet distribution before and just after the movie's theatrical debut.
Vishal Bhardwaj is the director of the upcoming Hindi action thriller O Romeo, which is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under the banner of Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. The movie, which stars Shahid Kapoor, Triptii Dimri, Nana Patekar, and others, is scheduled for release on February 13, 2026. It is based in the underworld of Mumbai and was influenced by Hussain Zaidi's Mafia Queens of Mumbai.
Sanober Shaikh, the daughter of late journalist and encounter informer Hussain Shaikh, also known as Hussain Ustara, filed an interim appeal to halt the film's release, but it was denied by a Mumbai court last week.
PK Law Firm represented Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment.
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